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  • Ayana Byrd
    A small multi-racial group of protesters gathers during a press conference about questionable hysterectomies on women in ICE custody.

    Colorlines Q&A: Activist Laura Jiménez on Reproductive Violence

    “The United States has a long—and continuing—practice of forcibly sterilizing women of color,” says the head of California Latinas for Reproductive Justice.
    Ayana Byrd Sep 23, 2020 3:00PM EDT
    View across a bridge of an oil refinery with smoke coming out of stacks.

    READ: One Black Philadelphia's Neighborhood Fight Against an Oil Refinery

    The New York Times looks at how Grays Ferry joined the environmental racism movement in order to save its residents lives.
    Ayana Byrd Aug 3, 2020 3:15PM ET
    An outdoor shot of a Black man walking through flooded streets towards a house

    Eco-Equity? Houston Finally Prioritizes People of Color When Building Flood Protections

    The new controversial plan no longer gives funds to the city’s richest neighborhoods first.
    Ayana Byrd Jul 27, 2020 1:15PM ET
    Shot of exterior of Planned Parenthood clinic in Manhattan.

    Planned Parenthood Removes Margaret Sanger's Name From Manhattan Clinic

    The organization’s founder believed in “bettering” the human race through eugenics.
    Ayana Byrd Jul 22, 2020 11:30AM EDT
    Group of women holding pink signs in support of Planned Parenthood

    New Website Breaks Down How Courts Are Threatening Your Reproductive Rights

    Crisis in the Courts by Planned Parenthood details how Trump and McConnell are stacking the judiciary against abortion.
    Ayana Byrd Jul 21, 2020 2:00PM EDT
    A seated man in a mask gets a nasal test for coronavirus from a masked doctor in blue scrubs.

    California's Pacific Islander Community Hit Hardest by COVID-19

    “And if we’re not careful, we’re going to kill off a whole generation of our people,” says one community leader.
    Ayana Byrd Jul 20, 2020 2:15PM EDT
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