Police Violence Against Women of Color (Audio)

Staff / Truthdig and Robert Scheer Feb 2, 2018 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer interviews attorney Andrea J. Ritchie, an advocate for the LGBTQ community and an expert on race, gender and criminal justice, about "invisible" police violence against vulnerable communities. Dig deeper ( 21 Min. Read )

How Hospitals Are Failing Black Mothers

Annie Waldman / ProPublica Dec 28, 2017 An analysis shows that women who deliver at facilities that disproportionately serve African-Americans are at a higher risk of harm. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

Maternal Health Care Is Disappearing From Rural America

Adriana Gallardo and Nina Martin Sep 6, 2017 A study shows more than half the country’s rural counties don’t have hospitals with obstetric services, and women of color are being hit hardest. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

African-American Women Now Top the List of Most-Educated Group in the Country

Staff / Truthdig Jun 9, 2016 A new study finds that black women achieve the highest outcomes of any demographic by race and gender. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Comedian Akilah Hughes Explains Intersectionality Using Pizza

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Apr 16, 2015 In a comical YouTube clip, writer and comedian Akilah Hughes enlists the help of a beloved Italian dish to get viewers to understand the sometimes maligned and often overlooked concept of intersectionality. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Boycott Indiana—for Imprisoning a Woman Who Miscarried

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Apr 2, 2015 It’s baffling why the outrage over the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act isn’t carrying over to the case of Purvi Patel. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

In Matters of Abortion, the Personal Is Political, Especially for Women of Color

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig May 2, 2014 Several years ago I accompanied a close friend who was visiting the U.S. to a Planned Parenthood clinic in Southern California. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )