The pandemic has only exacerbated the racial disparities in birth outcomes, but new legislation focused on reducing Black maternal deaths provides a beacon of hope. health crisis before the pandemic hit, for women of color, especially Black women, things went from bad to worse. It’s an ongoing health scandal we should all be talking about …
We Should All Be Talking About America’s Black Maternal Health Crisis Read More »
As an American Muslim woman of color, I wonder: Why do we support the right of white women to cover but not of Black or brown women to do the same? Correction & clarification: This column has been updated to reflect the timing and location of the fine for the Norwegian handball team. The Olympics …
Tokyo Olympics are not a bikini showcase. Let women athletes wear unitards, and hijabs. Read More »
*This article is published on USAtoday Our vice president is a daughter of immigrants and a woman of color. To me that means she has no choice but to appear super tough on border issues. Kamala Harris’ message to migrants is breaking my heart. America’s Madame Vice President chose Guatemala and Mexico for her first …
*This article of mine is published on CNN.* When I heard the news that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are recommending that the United States pause the use of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine over six reported US cases of a “rare and severe” type …
it’s time for a revolution in women’s health care Read More »
Hello My Dear Readers! If you want to know why I have been so quiet it’s because I have been in my writing hole finishing the manuscript for my first book, HYSTERICAL: HOW SEXISM IN HEALTHCARE KILLS WOMEN. Well, that and trying to survive the COVID pandemic, of course. It is forthcoming from Simon and …
You will find no shortage of analysis today on what the loss of Kennedy’s seat to the GOP may mean for Democrats. Is it the end of Obama, who has ratings lower than any President during his first year since Eisenhower? Or is this symbolic of more political losses to come for the Democrats in …
THE SOUND OF TED KENNEDY ROLLING OVER IN HIS GRAVE Read More »
Clinton and Obama in Cairo, Egypt. Image from Politico.com During the 2008 Presidential Campaign, I felt as though coming to the defense of Hillary Clinton was my job. I think it is fair to say that the level of attacks- both personal and professional- that were mounted on this woman were of a height and …
Some chestnuts we need to retire in the new year: Obama is too cool. The Internet is killing newspapers. And the Goldman bonuses are worth getting riled up about. 1) Obama’s lack of emotional connection. It’s all the rage at the moment to denounce the president’s cool and his “inability to connect.” Where did the …
TINA BROWN TELLS US THE THINGS TO STOP BITCHING ABOUT IN 2010 Read More »
Like many young politicos, Obama’s oratory skills eventually won me over, too. More than that, it made me believe that what this politician had to offer was going to be different. And yes, that somehow “change was going to come to Washington.” Things were meant to be a little bit different at the very least, right? …
In a post 9-11 world, perhaps nothing has come to represent the subjugation of Muslim women the way the burqa has. Despite the fact that it comes in various styles, each providing its own degree of covering such as the niqab or the chador, which many Muslim women choose to wear, it is the full covering scary black burqa with a slit just for the …
MAKING THE BURQA SEXY: A NEW FRONTIER IN ADVERTISING? Read More »