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OP-ED: The “Black RJ Policy Agenda” will turn racism upside down | BlackPressUSA

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black women, femmes, girls and gender-expansive individuals have been marginalized for far too long. We have been fighting for our survival while others stood by and watched — or worse, while they actively participated in our oppression for their own gain. No more!| Marcela Howell is president and CEO of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda. To learn more about the Black RJ Policy agenda, visit blackrj.org. By Marcela Howell, President and CEO of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda As the U.S. Supreme Court reviews abortion cases that could […]

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