Content Warning: details of gendered violence and femicide The murders of Black women, girls and femmes like Tatyana Aliyah Brooks, Khadijah Muhammad, and so many others whose names never reached headlines are not isolated incidents. They are part of a sustained crisis of anti-Black gendered violence that this country continues to normalize through silence, neglect, and abandonment. Black women, girls and femmes are being killed…

Alabama remains one of the most restrictive and challenging reproductive health environments in the country. The state’s laws, healthcare infrastructure, and political climate combine to create conditions where access to basic reproductive care is inconsistent, limited, and often unsafe. Black women experience maternal mortality rates three times higher than their white counterparts, meaning the burden of this hostile…

Picture a room of student leaders from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) laughing, hugging, and celebrating two years of advancing Reproductive Justice through advocacy that transformed them, their campuses, and their communities. That was the energy in the room at our 2026 Next Generation Leadership Institute Graduation Retreat in Washington, D.C. I was filled…