1) Born out of the pivotal 2020 election and launched in November 2019, A National Agenda for Black Girls has been and continues to be a national call to action for elected officials and government to center the needs and policy priorities of cis (cisgender) and trans (transgender) Black girls and gender expansive youth. Read more about their work here…
2) For nearly 30 years, Boston University has led the largest and longest-running study of Black women’s health, shining a light on tragic disparities and showing women their lives matter. Read more about their findings here…
3) The director and associate director of the Gallup Center on Black Voices, Camille Lloyd and Whitney DuPreé, join the podcast to discuss Black women’s experiences in the U.S. Listen to learn more about Black Women’s Daily Experiences in the U.S. here…
4) Henrietta Lacks’ family settles lawsuit with a biotech company that used her cells without consent. Read more here…
5) 10 Policies To Improve Economic Security for Black Women With Disabilities
6) Three Days That Changed the Thinking About Black Women’s Health
7) Why do so many Black women die in pregnancy? One reason: Doctors don’t take them seriously
8) #SayHerName, a new book by Kimberlé Crenshaw and African American Policy Forum, provides an analytical framework for understanding Black women’s susceptibility to police brutality and state-sanctioned violence, and it explains how—through black feminist storytelling and ritual—we can effectively mobilize various communities and empower them to advocate for racial justice.
9) Black women still face inequities in today’s strong labor market. Read more here…
10) 3 Black women aim for historic Senate wins in 2024. Read more here…