August 4, 2022 · moindependent
A multi-year report analyzing maternal mortality in Missouri and published Monday found that women on Medicaid are eight times more likely to…
July 13, 2022 · moindependent
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee began on Tuesday wading through the dozens of state laws that have taken…
February 8, 2022 · moindependent
The distorted misinformation about affirmative action is once again raising its ugly head around the potential nomination of a Black…
September 6, 2021 · MetroSTL Staff
TAYLOR, Mich. (AP) — Valerie Rupert raised her right arm, slightly shaking and unsure as she aimed at the paper…
May 8, 2021 · moindependent
WASHINGTON — When U.S. Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri was pregnant with her first child, Zion, she saw a sign…
November 17, 2020 · MetroSTL Staff
Women will gain at least 14 seats in the 117th Congress, setting a new record for female representation. In 2018,…
November 7, 2020 · MetroSTL Staff
Vice president-elect Kamala Harris paid tribute Saturday to the women, particularly Black women, upon whose shoulders she stands as she…
October 16, 2020 · MetroSTL Staff
Simone Leigh is renowned for creating artworks that transcend race and gender to celebrate Black women and give them a…
August 12, 2020 · MetroSTL Staff
DETROIT (AP) — China Cochran met Kamala Harris at a campaign event in Detroit last year and was swept away…
July 27, 2020 · MetroSTL Staff
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The world’s biggest cosmetics companies have been selling a fairy tale that often goes…
May 4, 2019 · A.R. Winters
ST. LOUIS—Since 1996, GirlTrek has focused its energy on the health of black and brown girls and women, motivating them…