Jasmine Clark is poised to be the first Black woman Ph.D. scientist in Congress
Clark, a Georgia state representative and Ph.D. microbiologist, won the Democratic primary to represent a safely blue House seat in Georgia.
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'Nudify' apps are still available at the click of a button
Advocates want states to take legal action to block nudification tools on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
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Georgia is the main character of 2026
Multiple Black women have a chance to make history in an election year shaped by affordability and the Supreme Court’s decision on political maps.
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This ‘daughter of the Deep South’ is fighting for Black voting rights through storytelling
After the Supreme Court’s recent Voting Rights Act decision, Southern states are redrawing their voting maps in ways that could dilute Black political power. Alabama’s Anneshia Hardy said ‘our ancestors left us a blueprint’ to guide the battle ahead.
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Gen Z’s political gender divide is now showing up in schools
Young men and women split sharply in 2024. Teachers and students say that rift is reshaping classrooms, friendships and dating.
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Abortion bans are restricting miscarriage care, new study finds
The research is the first national analysis to quantify how abortion restrictions affect people losing their pregnancies.
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The word ‘Black’ has disappeared from a set of bills aimed at addressing Black maternal health
Why does the federal Momnibus now only say 'Black' one time? The answer depends on who you ask.
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Medication abortion is available — for now. But reproductive rights could still shape the midterms.
Even without a Supreme Court court ruling restricting abortion rights, Democrats in tight races are likely to keep the consequences of bans in their midterm campaigns.
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For Susan Collins and women with tremors, the real problem is everyone else
Reactions to the senator’s disclosure of a longtime essential tremor, a relatively common condition, have reminded women with the same disorder how stigma still shapes perceptions of competence. -
Supreme Court rules abortion pills can continue to be mailed
Mailed prescriptions have allowed people living in states with bans to continue getting abortions, contributing to an increase in abortions since the fall of Roe.