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Louisiana's criminal justice budget provided resources for survivors. Lawmakers could change that.
Savings from the state's criminal justice overhaul freed up millions of dollars to help victims of crime, assault and domestic violence survivors. It's not clear what will happen after next year.
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‘We don’t want to go through the same heartbreak’: An administrator’s death sparks a call to action at an HBCU
Academia can be an unfriendly place for Black women. In the wake of Antoinette Candia-Bailey’s death by suicide, alumni and students at Lincoln University are pushing for justice and accountability.
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Nex Benedict’s death is an ‘awakening moment’ for parents of trans kids in Oklahoma
LGBTQ+ community members in the state are vowing resilience with a message that "we’re not going anywhere" after the 16-year-old nonbinary student’s death.
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Judge says Texas school district can punish Black student for his hairstyle
After a short trial, a Texas judge ruled that Barbers Hill school officials are not violating a new state law prohibiting hair discrimination.
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More teens are reporting that a partner has threatened their reproductive health
The increase in "reproductive coercion” calls to the National Domestic Violence Hotline after the overturn of Roe v. Wade underscores the need for policies addressing teen dating violence, experts say.
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Why Black South Carolinians are furious at Nikki Haley
Her campaign messaging dismisses concerns about deep-seated racial inequality.
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‘Remember to take up space’: What Frances Ellen Watkins Harper’s legacy means to our fellows
More than 110 years after her passing, Harper’s writing and life’s work continue to inspire a new generation of journalists — the 19th fellows whose work bears her name.
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Nikki Haley, like the Alabama Supreme Court, said IVF embryos are babies
These views speak to the concerns of reproductive care advocates who say abortion bans and fetal personhood laws threaten access to IVF.
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A presidential rematch — this time with abortion at the forefront
Trump and Biden are unlikely, and at times uncomfortable, leaders in an election year shaped by reproductive rights.
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The Amendment: Down South with Tressie McMillan Cottom
In this episode of The Amendment, sociologist and professor Tressie McMillan Cottom makes her case for why we should all be paying attention to the South in this pivotal election year.