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‘Baby, We’ve Been Blessed’: A Mississippi Mother on Family, Faith and Fighting for More
Front & Center amplifies the voices of Black women navigating poverty—highlighting their struggles, resilience and dreams as they care for their families, build careers and challenge systems not built for their success. Now in its fourth year, Front & Center is a collaboration between Ms. and Springboard to Opportunities, a nonprofit based in Jackson, Miss., working alongside residents of federally subsidized housing as they pursue their goals.
Linda, a proud mother and grandmother in Jackson, Miss., dreams of delivering new life as a nurse while building a brighter future for her family today.
“Being a mom makes me feel special and proud. There are little people looking up to me, and I can’t really put it into words, but I’m so grateful I was able to bring life into this world. Sometimes they get on my nerves with their ‘Mama! Mama!’ but it still feels good to hear it. … When people ask me about Black motherhood, I just say: We are survivors. We know how to nurture, we’re proud of our kids and we’re strong. I’m proud to be a Black mother.”
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‘I’m a Native Woman Before I’m Anything Else’: The Personal Is Political for New Mexico Senator Angel Charley
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Five Ways the GOP Is Quietly Paving the Road to a National Abortion Ban
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The Seven Warning Signs of Testosterone Poisoning (October 1975)
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How Feminists Have Redefined Democracy (with Celinda Lake, Aimee Allison, Angel Charley, Julie C. Suk, Cynthia Richie Terrell, and Jennifer M. Piscopo)
What would a truly representative democracy look like — and why don’t we have one?
Looking Back, Moving Forward launches with a focus on women’s growing political power and how feminists can, and must, shape the future of government, policy, and lawmaking.
Our democracy is under attack, and a more representative democracy is the answer. This week, Carmen explores how we can strengthen our democracy by lifting up women and other marginalized groups in politics, and why representation in politics and power matters so much. Featuring Celinda Lake, Aimee Allison, Angel Charley, Julie C. Suk, Cynthia Richie Terrell, and Jennifer M. Piscopo.
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The Revolution Will Be Digitized: Online Ms. Archive Coming This Summer
Partnering with ProQuest’s powerhouse archive platform, Ms. is releasing more than 50 years of ground-breaking articles, thought-provoking essays and history-making journalism. The Archive features intuitive navigation, fully searchable text and archive-level metadata, including article titles, authors and dates.
Cover-to-cover, full-color digitization preserves Ms.’ impactful graphic design, which functioned as the conduit and amplifier of the magazine’s content through engaging photographs, illustrations and layouts.
The revelatory rollout of this comprehensive digitized archive of contemporary feminism arrives at a germane moment as women’s hard-won gains are being pushed into the past. But it was in the past when women first won these battles, making the Ms. Magazine Archive an indispensable guide.
‘We Have to Break the Spell We Have Been Under About What This Country Is’: Why Aimee Allison Still Believes in a Multiracial Feminist Democracy
Aimee Allison founded She the People to empower more of us to envision an America redefined and inspired by women of color. As its president, she launches and spearheads efforts to demonstrate the political power of women as color and advance racial, economic, and gender justice.
As part of the first episode of the new Ms. Studios podcast Looking Back, Moving Forward, Allison talked to Ms. about her vision for a feminist future, rewriting the American story, and what it will take for us to build a better democracy.
“We stand for something extremely powerful, and we have a legacy of women who came before us that are going to actually show us the way forward.”
