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These storytellers are bringing attention to the Black maternal health crisis
FEMINIST sat down with director Nijla Mu’Min and actor Rachel Hilson (This Is Us, Love, Victor, The Good Wife), who stars as Jawny, to discuss the Black maternal health crisis and feminist storytelling.
In conversation with Jayne Mattingly
Meet Jayne Mattingly — disability advocate, speaker, artist, and author of This Is Body Grief. Jayne coined the term “Body Grief” to name the often-overlooked mourning process that comes with living in a changing body. In conversation with FEMINIST Jayne shares how grief, feminism, and creativity intersect in the fight against erasure.
In conversation with Schuyler Bailar
This Swimmer is Dispelling Myths About Trans Athletes
The Trump administration is bad for your health
Current Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is known for spreading medical misinformation and denying scientific consensus. He’s at the helm of the Trump administration’s “MAHA” (Make America Healthy Again) campaign that claims that it will improve public health, environmental sustainability, and government accountability.
In reality, MAHA pushes harmful policies that dismantle vital public health agencies, disregard scientific consensus, and strip away healthcare for women, girls, gender diverse people, and marginalized communities.
We’re MAHA myth-busting and asking what would actually make America healthy?
In conversation with Tourmaline
This week, FEMINIST sat down with Tourmaline. She is a TIME100 honoree, Guggenheim Fellow, and author of ‘MARSHA’, the first definitive biography of Marsha P. Johnson.
Pay Equity for Black Women is still 200 Years Away
This country was built by Black women’s labor — stolen, unpaid, underpaid — and equity delayed, is equity denied. Black women shouldn’t have to wait 200 more years to be paid what they’re owed.
In conversation with Amanda Litman
Author of When We’re In Charge and cofounder and president of Run for Something — shares how skipping class to see Barack Obama speak sparked a lifelong commitment to politics and how that spark became a national movement to reshape who leads in the U.S.
Nobody’s Free Until We’re All Free
4th of July is canceled due to a lack of independence. We will not stop fighting until all of us are free!
What’s behind the title of Lorde’s new album, Virgin?
Lorde has finally released her highly anticipated fourth studio album, ‘Virgin’. It tackles themes of gender identity, bodily autonomy, and rebirth, with many calling it the album of the summer.
TOOLKIT: Protect Abortion Access
You are not alone, 63% of the American public think abortion should be legal. 👥 Join us in fighting back to protect abortion access all across the country. 🛠 This is your tool set to take action and share with your friends & family.
It’s a Supreme Court Case Summer
Each June, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issues some of its most high-profile and consequential decisions before breaking for the summer. Here’s what to know about what’s still on the docket
A special interview with Maya and the Wave
Ten years in the making, Maya and the Wave tells the story of Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira, the first woman to surf the giant wave in Nazaré, Portugal.
How the New ‘Big Ugly Budget Bill’ Budget Bill is Slashing Medicaid – and Planned Parenthood
This bill targets systems that protect women’s health, safety, and economic survival, while further increasing the economic inequality gap through tax cuts for the ultra-rich.
The Wedding Banquet: The queer Asian rom-com that is reimagining what family looks like
The Wedding Banquet (2025) is a romantic comedy starring Kelly Marie Tran, Lily Gladstone, Han Gi-Chan, and Bowen Yang as two gay couples who are best friends.
THE OPPOSITION PLAYBOOK
This is your toolkit for building people power, beating back extremism, and protecting our rights from the ground up. Join the opposition!
The Diddy Trial: How Power, Money, and Misogyny Protected a Predator
This week, witnesses began testifying against Sean “Diddy” Combs, who faces charges of sex trafficking, racketeering, and transporting women across state lines for prostitution.
A special interview with Sarah Schulman
This week, @FEMINIST sat down with novelist, playwright, screenwriter, nonfiction writer, and AIDS historian, Sarah Schulman, to explore the meaning of feminism, the tension between fantasy and necessity in solidarity work, and the radical honesty required to build a liberated future.
Who Gets to Be Seen?: A bronze sculpture in Times Square is challenging who we choose to celebrate in public spaces.
Grounded in the Stars—is a 12-foot-tall bronze sculpture by Thomas J. Price, is turning heads in the heart of New York City.
Three Māori Lawmakers Face Record Suspensions Over Haka Protest
Three Māori lawmakers from New Zealand’s Te Pāti Māori party face unprecedented suspensions from Parliament after performing a protest haka last November to oppose the Treaty Principles Bill, which aimed to redefine the country’s founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi. The bill was ultimately defeated in April.
Seven people died in ICE custody during Trump's first 100 days
ICE detention facilities are facing a growing crisis as the detained population has surged to nearly 50,000 people, a 21 percent increase since mid-December, under Trump’s directive to increase detentions.