It has only become more difficult for LGBTQ+ people to address workplace harassment

This story was originally reported by Amanda Becker by The 19thand republished via Rewire Newsgroup’s partnership with The 19th News Network A transgender employee is repeatedly and deliberately discriminated against by his colleague. A workplace prohibits an employee from using facilities that match his gender identity. A supervisor suggests that a transgender subordinate should not […]

What is pelvic floor therapy?

During my first pregnancy, I had to have an emergency caesarean section because my daughter got stuck in my birth canal after 45 minutes of pushing. My gynecologist sarcastically calls it ‘the best of both worlds’ because I had to give birth until she was in labor before emergency surgery. My pelvic floor doesn’t see […]

Opinion: Hotels have a constitutional right not to house ICE agents

To receive AngryBlackLady Chronicles straight to your inbox, sign up for Imani’s bimonthly newsletter here. You can check out Imani’s monthly podcast, B*tch, Listen herein the Boom! Legal fodder. Hotels across the country house ICE agents who conduct violent raids, detention operations and street kidnappings. Of course people withdraw. Activists have been calling […]

Detroit was the first to hear King’s dream. These black women are carrying it forward.

This story was originally reported by Ebony JJ Curry by The 19thand republished through Rewire News Group’s partnership with The 19th News Network. Detroit was the first place where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. an early version featured what would become his “I Have a Dream” speech. He recited it on June 23, 1963at the […]

Virginia will put abortion access on the ballot

Virginia lawmakers have approved a constitutional amendment that would protect reproductive rights in the Commonwealth. The proposed change-which passed by 64-34 in the House of Representatives on January 14, 2026 and on January 21-18 in the Senate two days later – will be presented to voters later this year. “Residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia […]

The Supreme Court seems likely to uphold the ban on trans athletes: analysis

Twenty-seven states have passed laws banning transgender youth from participating in sports teams that align with their gender identity. And while these bans may vary in scope, they all rest on the same false claim that trans athletes pose a uniquely serious “threat” to women’s sports. These claims were fully visible on January 13, 2026 […]

Women and children are digitally stripped naked on social media

This story was originally reported by Mariel Padilla by The 19thand republished through Rewire News Group’s partnership with The 19th News Network. Social media platform Elon Musk, the owner of announced a new feature with a post on Christmas Eve encouraged users to edit images and videos with Grok, the app’s chatbot. A few weeks […]

What is a doula?

This story is part of our Campus Dispatch series. Read the rest of the stories in the series here. I had been with my pregnant client for hours at our local hospital; I breathed with intention on each contraction and performed hip contractions throughout the night, when it was finally time to help her turn […]

Abortion remains legal in Wyoming after the Supreme Court lifted bans

The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state’s two abortion bans are unconstitutional, preserving a hotly contested right amid an effort by lawmakers to end the practice in the Equality State. In one 4-1 decisionThe court agreed that the ban violates a 2012 amendment to the Wyoming Constitution that protects the rights of individuals […]