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A Cop Was Charged With Causing His Wife’s Miscarriage. Alabama’s Laws Came Down Harder on Pregnant Women Who Used Drugs.
Illustration by Shoshana Gordon/ProPublica On the night of Feb. 15, 2022, Robert Maddox Jr., a rookie cop in a small Alabama town, called his colleague in a panic. His wife was about three months preg
A Brief History of Period Taboos
The following is an excerpt from OUR PERIODS, OURSELVES: An Empowered Teen’s Guide by Mathangi Subramanian (out Nov. 12, 2026). Period taboos have been around for thousands of years. In the first cent
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Think back to your high school biology class. When you learned about how animals mate, did you ever learn about same-sex pairings? Or that some animals can change their sex? You may have heard of a fe
Can Women Participate in No-Shave November?
Happy No-Shave November/Movember! It’s that hairy time of year again when men grow out their mustaches or stop shaving completely to raise money for cancer research. These campaigns have traditionally
Brandy And Monica Are Bringing ‘The Boy Is Mine’ To Las Vegas For Joint Residency
If you weren’t ready to say goodbye to Brandy and Monica after their highly anticipated reunion tour and unforgettable performance at the 2026 ESSENCE Festival of Culture , there’s good news to share.
Black Friday: Black-Owned Gifts For The Extravagant Rich Auntie
Rich aunties don’t get enough credit—they manage to consistently show up for their people while also pouring into themselves. If you know one, she’s probably juggling jet-setting, brunch, boardrooms,
Charleston Unveils Emanuel Nine Memorial To Honor Legacy Of Radical Love And Strength
Ask any Charlestonian where they were June 17, 2015, and they will remember. Hospitality executive Kourtney Jones vividly recalls working at a hotel downtown when rumors of the unimaginable began floa
Ethics Watchdog Urges Investigation Into Top Health Official, Alleging Conflict of Interest Over Hormone Therapy Policy
The Campaign Legal Center is calling for an investigation into whether Alicia Jackson, director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, violated ethics laws. Advanced Research Projects Ag
Get Ayo Edebiri’s Pinstripe Suit Look For Less
From her breakout role on The Bear to her growing presence in Hollywood, Ayo Edebiri has quickly become one of fashion’s most exciting style stars. While her acting chops have earned her plenty of acc
Three Republican women pushed to release the Epstein files. None will be in Congress next year.
Last year, three Republican women lawmakers broke with their party and risked incurring the wrath of the White House by pushing to release the files connected to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation: Record Wins in the Midterms, Historic Firsts and the Road to Gender Parity
Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector in
The Case Against Pete Hegseth Should Include His Treatment of Women in Uniform
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth narrowly avoided an immediate impeachment vote Tuesday when the Republican-controlled House voted 211-204 to send eight articles of impeachment against him to the Judici
Mississippi’s Historic Senate Election Was a Victory Generations in the Making
The morning after the midterms, we older election workers met up to monitor the affidavit ballot count at the Harrison County Election Commissioners’ office, next to the Plasma Center on Highway 49 in
Hungary Pledges to Ratify European Treaty to Protect Women from Violence
Click to expand Image People march during a protest on violence against women in Budapest in November 2018. © 2018 Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images On November 12, Hungary's Prime Minister Péter