Back in January I wrote an article about being an “accidental activist.” Like many in our country, my heart was broken, I needed my voice...[Read More]
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Editor’s Note: This piece recognizes the contributions of Fannie Lou Hamer. The Fannie Lou Hamer Institute of Advocacy & Social Action hosts a semester-long program...[Read More]
By CAROLINA VALDIVIA Reposted from the website My Undocumented Life. Earlier this summer, Ken Paxton (attorney general of Texas) issued a statement where he called on...[Read More]
Women's Reproductive Care
Throughout this series on women’s reproductive care, we often identify women as people with biologically-female anatomy, such as a uterus, a vagina, and ovaries. However,...[Read More]
C-sections, where an infant is surgically removed from the uterus through an abdominal incision, are important, often life-saving procedures. While a vaginal birth is the...[Read More]
If you have ever been pregnant, you know how vitally important prenatal visits are to your own health, as well as the health and wellness...[Read More]
Native American Heritage
Did you know that North Carolina is home to the second largest population of Native Americans east of the Mississippi River? We’re home to the:...[Read More]
The Family and Medical Leave Act was passed in 1993, and has allowed 35 million workers to have access to combat health issues, bond with...[Read More]
Over the course of a few months in the summer of 2017, two women from Lumberton, NC, went missing, Cynthia Jacobs and Abby Lynn Patterson....[Read More]