Civil Rights & Social Justice

Black midwives are taking legal action to expand access to quality care. Read more about how these midwives are suing Southern states.

The viral video, which the victim's family says was crucial in holding Hyder accountable, shows the officer repeatedly punching Cherrie Moore during an arrest.

The New York Urban League will honor Whoopi Goldberg and other distinguished individuals at its 60th annual Frederick Douglass Awards Dinner.

Black women creating spaces for ourselves and gathering with intention inevitably draws surveillance and scrutiny born from white discomfort.

The death of 75-year-old Anita Grayson remains under review by the Allen County Prosecutor, and no cause of death has been determined as of yet.

Black women face higher maternal death rates. Expecting them to be surrogates for less is more than unfair—it’s dangerous.

The Wichita Falls community demands justice as video shows officers using excessive force, including restraining Lang by the neck.

The star-studded annual gala hosted by WhyHunger collected more than $523,000 to combat food insecurity and honored Andra Day with the Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award among others.

“Our birth plan wasn't followed,” Tatyan Ali said. “I was also held down, my arms and legs," she continued, describing her treatment as an act of “obstetric violence.”

Misogynoir, lack of accountability, and cultural forces like patriarchy fuel this crisis, which must be directly confronted.

Rev. Stephen Green of Greater Allen AME Cathedral discusses faith-based organizing, the liberating gospel, and the Black church's 200+ year legacy of resistance in Queens, N.Y.

As Black women, we're taught so early that our strength is a container meant to hold everything others refuse to carry.