Resources for Black History Month — and Beyond
As Black History Month comes to a close, we’ve compiled a roundup of resources, articles, and organizations to dig into to better understand the reproductive justice movement and its basis in anti-racism and combatting anti-Blackness in the United States and globally. We encourage you to continue to digest these resources and support Black-led organizations not just this month, but every month.
Reproductive Justice
Below are a sampling of articles, social media posts, videos, and other resources that provide an overview of the reproductive justice movement, and the history behind the term itself, which was coined in 1994 by a group of 12 black women: Toni M. Bond Leonard, Reverend Alma Crawford, Evelyn S. Field, Terri James, Bisola Marignay, Cassandra McConnell, Cynthia Newbille, Lorretta Ross, Elizabeth Terry, ‘Able’ Mable Thomas, Winnette P. Willis, and Kim Youngblood. Together, they defined reproductive justice as a “human right to maintain personal bodily autonomy, have children, not have children, and parent their children in safe and sustainable communities,” and the framework is still in use today. These women would go on to form the Women of African Descent for Reproductive Justice (WADRJ).
Spotlighting Black leaders, past and present
Disparities in Black women’s reproductive health access and outcomes
Organizations to uplift, donate to, and follow
Other resources
