Loretta Ross, Author at Ms. Magazine

Global Reproductive Justice Is What We Need Right Now

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Around the globe, white supremacy is a thread that runs through reproductive policies, maternal health programs, marriage and family law.

The reproductive justice framework can help people everywhere access the care they need.

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Dred Feminist Rant: This is a Women’s March Call-In

Tue, 15 Jan 2019 20:17:06 +0000

The women’s movement is more complex and more diverse than ever before. We’ve shown what we can do at the polls—and now we must show our determination to defend democracy from those who want to destroy it for profit.

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Defeating Personhood: A Critical But Incomplete Victory for Reproductive Justice

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:00:17 +0000

The headlines all say it: “Personhood defeated in Mississippi!” This was a tremendous victory for the pro-choice movement, one that started campaigning on the ground only September 8, years after proponents of the “Yes on 26” ballot initiative flooded the state with a superbly orchestrated campaign that included well-financed organizing and petition drives. As of this writing, […]

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Race, Class and Rights in Mississippi: Save the Pill and Save the Vote

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:50:22 +0000

Two upcoming Mississippi ballot initiatives–Number 26, on so-called “personhood,” and Number 27, on Voter ID exclusions–may be one of the most important on-the-ground opportunities for the pro-choice and reproductive justice movements to work together. By co-joining race (Voter ID-27) with gender (so-called “Personhood”-26), we have an excellent opportunity to experience intersectionality in practice. Black women […]

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Dr. Dorothy Height, A Sister Whose Shoulders We Stand On

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:26:59 +0000

Under the leadership of Dr. Height, the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) broadened its agenda to speak out more broadly on civil rights issues and worked to ensure that civil rights organizations understood women’s issues as race issues.

That’s why in 1963, during the famous March on Washington led by Martin Luther King, Jr., she was the only woman on the stage, although none of the male speakers mentioned women’s rights. She was disappointed and worked tirelessly to build bridges between the women’s rights and civil rights movement.

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