Black Herstory: Jamaica’s Other National Hero

On this day, the late Bob Marley would have turned 67 years old. In honor of the “soul rebel” who encouraged Jamaicans and the rest of the world to embrace a black consciousness and support ...Read More

HERvotes: 11 Doctors Explain Why All Employers Should Cover Birth Control

Some religious institutions are objecting to new federal rules requiring that they cover contraception for their employees in their health insurance policies. Below, Physicians for Reproductive Choice ...Read More

HERvotes: Why Is the Washington Post Backing Bishops Over Women?

The Washington Post is supporting the Catholic Bishops by repeatedly (and one-sidedly) attacking the Obama administration’s decision to maintain contraception coverage for millions of women, ...Read More

Black Herstory: Rosa Parks Did Much More than Sit on a Bus

As a Black feminist scholar, every February I find myself troubled by the ways that we simultaneously remember and forget women who look like me. Not that I’m satisfied with the memory of Black ...Read More

HERvotes: Where’s the Bipartisan Support for the Violence Against Women Act?

According to the media, the public holds the bickering, do-nothing Congress in unprecedented low esteem. But here’s some good news: In the weeks and months ahead, there is one area where our ...Read More

My Problem with “Slave Rape,” or Why I Love the Story of Sukie

Early in the new year, a black woman student at my university invited me to guest lecture for a special Black History Month event that would highlight the history of black women. My heart leaped. “I ...Read More

Black Herstory Month Begins Today!

Several Februaries ago, I stumbled across a Black History Month TV series highlighting famous black people of history. To my dismay, the episodes almost exclusively profiled black men. The one exception ...Read More

HERvotes: How Economic Insecurity Enables Abuse

One in four women. In mid-December the Center for Disease Control (CDC) released a report shining a spotlight on the physical and sexual abuse that women in our country face. One in four women has ...Read More

HERvotes Blog Carnival: No Religious Exemption for Birth Control Coverage

Despite enormous pressure from the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Obama Administration recently decided not to broaden the religious exemption for contraceptive coverage under the Preventive ...Read More

HERvotes: Why VAWA Is a Queer Issue

Having lived through the controlling behavior, the physical violence, the fear of what would happen next and the terror of being in danger, Davis did what it takes many victims of domestic violence ...Read More

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