October 29, 2011 In Mississippi, we are witnessing the intersection of race and gender politics in two ballot initiatives on which African American voters are
by Loretta J. Ross Sixty-five billboards were quickly erected in predominantly African American neighborhoods in Atlanta on February 5, 2010. Each showed a sorrowful picture
by Loretta Ross My mother always asked the question, “Why would I want to be equal to men, when I’ve been superior to them all
by Loretta J. Ross Sustaining a progressive movement based on shared politics requires not only unification on positive values, but an understanding of the opposition
By Loretta J Ross I believe President Obama should show strong leadership in repealing the Hyde Amendment that prohibits public funding for abortions for poor women. This
by Loretta J. Ross I’m not a policy wonk. I am very ill suited to talk frequently to legislators to ask them to do the
By Loretta Ross I have spoken on many campuses in the wake of the “Genocide Awareness Project,” which displays posters at colleges to create controversy
by Loretta J. Ross Dorothy Brown, MD, the first black female surgeon in the U.S., was also the first American state legislator to attempt to
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