Human Rights

The state fails to fire most corrections officers it accuses of violence against prisoners or covering up abuse.

A first-of-its-kind-study from Harvard showed that Black and Hispanic communities were more likely to have drinking water with PFAS.

A rise in streaming has impacted the sustainability of the television industry. Now marginalized writers are at risk of leaving the profession.

Records obtained by The Marshall Project reveal a state discipline system that fails to hold many guards accountable.

In the weeks since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, an abortion desert has ballooned in the US South, where bans are hitting Black women hardest. Across the country Black patients…

For October’s #AskHer webinar, we talked to Dr. Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, Co-founder and Executive Director of the African American Policy Forum. She is popularly known for her development of “intersectionality,” “Critical Race…

The transition of these months has also been one of tributes, as Black History Month transitioned to Women’s History Month. 2021 brought these months together in a way I personally…

Though many Americans believe that parasitic infections exist in poorer countries, research shows that the problem exists in the US and has a higher impact in communities of color.

After half a century, Americans’ constitutional right to get an abortion has been overturned by the Supreme Court. The ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – handed down…

A first-of-its-kind report from the Department of Labor studying women in their early 40s calculated how much they lose as a result of their caregiving responsibilities for children and parents. The impact is especially high for Latinas.