American women seeking healthcare find that we are navigating a challenging path that leads to a cliff. In our current healthcare system, women’s reproductive health is hyper-focused on one specific period – our prime childbearing years. But this narrow interpretation of our womanhood and of reproductive health, which is best defined for me as the...

The U.S. Court of Appeals recently suspended Fearless Fund’s grant program that supports Black women business owners. The ruling upholds the claim brought by the American Alliance for Equal Rights that the program is racially discriminatory. This decision is just the latest in a slew of legal battles that have been brought by anti-diversity groups...

Deaconess Community, With the celebration of Black Maternal Health Week, the vitality of our Black mothers, birthing people, babies, and families has been on my mind. In a recurring column published in The St. Louis American this week, I shared the following… As we enter this spring season, which is the earth’s way of reminding...

DEACONESS FOUNDATION AWARDS $100,000 TO ARCHCITY DEFENDERS FOR FREEDOM SUMMER STL This funding from the Foundation’s Policy Campaign Grant will support civic engagement, community organizing, and grassroots advocacy during this critical election year ST. LOUIS, MO – Deaconess Foundation (Deaconess) announces its award of $100,000 to ArchCity Defenders in support of Freedom Summer STL. This...