The Alabama Birth Equity Initiative is a coalition of Black women-led organizations working to address the state’s maternal health crisis by providing midwifery services, mutual aid, community leadership development and policy advocacy.
Dr. Regina Davis Moss, president and CEO of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda, warned that potential funding lapses in SNAP and WIC could have devastating consequences for millions of families, particularly Black women and children, and called for a comprehensive commitment to reproductive justice and health equity.
A multi-state poll of 5,000 Black adults revealed that economic instability and limited access to health care are the most pressing issues facing Black families in 2025, with 90% of respondents stating Medicaid has been important to them and/or their families.
Civil rights advocates have condemned the DOJ’s recommendation for a one-day prison sentence for Brett Hankison, arguing that it diminishes the gravity of his actions and the life lost, and sends a minimizing message about justice.
A new report from the Gender Equity Policy Institute found that women, especially Black women, single mothers, senior women, and women living alone, are disproportionately affected by California’s housing affordability crisis, and recommends increasing state investment in affordable housing, streamlining the permitting process, preserving existing affordable units, and integrating gender equality perspectives into housing policy.