For Black Maternal Health Week, We Demand Reproductive Justice – – NOW!

Released on April 11, 2024

This week we will observe the start of Black Maternal Health Week, a week of activism, education, and community building. Here’s a good overview by Black Mamas Matter Alliance: Held annually on April 11-17th, BMHW is a week-long campaign founded and led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance to build awareness, activism, and community-building to Read more …

On Equal Pay Day, We Double Down on Economic Justice

Released on March 14, 2024

Equal Pay Day is the annual reminder that women who work full-time, year-round take this long into the new year to earn as much as men did the year before.  In other words, to make 12 months of a man’s earnings, a woman has to work 14.5 months. In 2024, women earn just 84 cents Read more …

Tonight’s SOTU Made it Clear that Women’s Reproductive Freedoms Are on the Ballot This Year

Released on March 7, 2024

Washington, D.C. – Christian F. Nunes, National President of the National Organization for Women (NOW), issued the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union (SOTU) speech tonight:  “President Biden sent a clear message to women—protecting and strengthening reproductive freedom is a top priority for him and his administration. The President Read more …