Baby Mila Jackson’s Parents Chose Midwife’s Care Over Hospital; Now She’s in Foster Care
The case of Mila Jackson highlights the disregard of midwives’ expertise and the disproportionate impact of child welfare systems on Black families.
Saturday, June 10, 2023
Tag: The 19th
Historian Connects Shirley Chisholm’s Life and Politics in New Biography
Shirley Chisholm was a trailblazer, but despite her influence on U.S. politics, biographies of Chisholm have been hard to come across.
Inside the Republican Strategy for Rolling Out Abortion Bans in More States
Abortion opponents say they expect Republican-led states to copy Texas’ six-week abortion ban, which so far has withstood legal challenges.
Nikole Hannah-Jones Talks Choosing Howard University After UNC-Chapel Hill Tenure Case
In the two years since her "1619 Project" was published, Nikole Hannah-Jones has experienced the lowest moments of her career—and the highest.
Nikole Hannah-Jones to Join Howard University After Declining UNC Tenure Offer
Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones has declined a tenure offer from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and will go to Howard instead.
Carol Anderson Sees a Threat to Black Americans in the Second Amendment’s Origins
Dr. Carol Anderson talks "The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America," about who gets to bear arms and who gets perceived as a citizen.
Nikole Hannah-Jones, Head of 1619 Project, Denied Tenure After Conservatives Blast UNC
The UNC board of trustees denied Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure despite approval from faculty and the tenure committee.