--- title: "Race & Ethnicity" date: 2023-07-24T16:30:00-04:00 canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/topic/race-ethnicity" section: Blog Categories --- [Donate](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/donate) [From the Archives of Our Bodies, Our Blog](/blog)# Race & Ethnicity [## Addressing Institutional Racism & Health Inequality: My Perspective](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/addressing-institutional-racism-health-inequality-my-perspective)Read [I once lived in a country where almost everyone was black and the only thing we sorted by color was laundry, but here I am constantly reminded of how much skin color matters. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/addressing-institutional-racism-health-inequality-my-perspective) [![Diana Abwoye](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/addressing-institutional-racism-health-inequality-my-perspective) [I once lived in a country where almost everyone was black and the only thing we sorted by color was laundry, but here I am constantly reminded of how much skin color matters. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/addressing-institutional-racism-health-inequality-my-perspective) [## Why One Montana County Wants A "Crackdown" On Pregnant Women](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/why-one-montana-county-wants-a-crackdown-on-pregnant-women)Read [The Big Horn County Attorney General's office is calling on pregnant women to “self-report” themselves to the sheriff’s office if they use alcohol or non-prescribed drugs. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/why-one-montana-county-wants-a-crackdown-on-pregnant-women) [![Pregnant nature mom 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[The Big Horn County Attorney General's office is calling on pregnant women to “self-report” themselves to the sheriff’s office if they use alcohol or non-prescribed drugs. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/why-one-montana-county-wants-a-crackdown-on-pregnant-women) [## Will This Black Mother's Death Spark the Change We Need?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/will-this-black-mothers-death-spark-the-change-we-need)Read [Black women in the U.S., regardless of income level or education level, are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth complications than white women. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/will-this-black-mothers-death-spark-the-change-we-need) [![TONL 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[Black women in the U.S., regardless of income level or education level, are three to four times more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth complications than white women. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/will-this-black-mothers-death-spark-the-change-we-need) [## Let's Talk About Sex--And Reproductive Justice](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/lets-talk-about-sex-and-reproductive-justice)Read [Thanks to the reproductive justice collective SisterSong, reproductive justice is a phrase and a concept well-known today. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/lets-talk-about-sex-and-reproductive-justice) [Thanks to the reproductive justice collective SisterSong, reproductive justice is a phrase and a concept well-known today. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/lets-talk-about-sex-and-reproductive-justice) [## Self-Care in the Age of Trump Care](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/self-care-in-the-age-of-trump-care)Read [November, before and after, has fundamentally jolted the conversation around race and community in the U.S. It is time to do the same on self-care. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/self-care-in-the-age-of-trump-care) [November, before and after, has fundamentally jolted the conversation around race and community in the U.S. It is time to do the same on self-care. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/self-care-in-the-age-of-trump-care) [## The Status of Black Women in the United States](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/a-new-report-the-status-of-black-women-in-the-united-states)Read [Black women remain deeply impacted by structural and systemic inequity that affects every area of their lives. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/a-new-report-the-status-of-black-women-in-the-united-states) [Black women remain deeply impacted by structural and systemic inequity that affects every area of their lives. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/a-new-report-the-status-of-black-women-in-the-united-states) [## What the Standing Rock Resistance Can Teach Us About Reproductive Justice for Native American Women](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/what-standing-rock-can-teach-us-about-reproductive-justice-for-native-american-women)Read [For many Native women, protecting the earth and water at Standing Rock is deeply connected to the right to bodily autonomy and reproductive justice. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/what-standing-rock-can-teach-us-about-reproductive-justice-for-native-american-women) [![31079260212 5b411551d2 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[For many Native women, protecting the earth and water at Standing Rock is deeply connected to the right to bodily autonomy and reproductive justice. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/what-standing-rock-can-teach-us-about-reproductive-justice-for-native-american-women) [## ACA Healthcare Coverage Gains Chip Away at Racial and Ethnic Disparities](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/aca-healthcare-coverage-gains-chip-away-racial-ethnic-disparities)Read [Racial and ethnic disparities in health coverage and access to health care are shrinking as a result of the Affordable Care Act. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/aca-healthcare-coverage-gains-chip-away-racial-ethnic-disparities) [![RWV](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/aca-healthcare-coverage-gains-chip-away-racial-ethnic-disparities) [Racial and ethnic disparities in health coverage and access to health care are shrinking as a result of the Affordable Care Act. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/aca-healthcare-coverage-gains-chip-away-racial-ethnic-disparities) [## The Road to Prison is Paved with Trauma for Women and Girls](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-road-to-prison-is-paved-with-trauma-for-women-and-girls)Read [The vast majority of women in prisons have a history of abuse and addiction. They need treatment and help. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-road-to-prison-is-paved-with-trauma-for-women-and-girls) [The vast majority of women in prisons have a history of abuse and addiction. They need treatment and help. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/the-road-to-prison-is-paved-with-trauma-for-women-and-girls) [## What’s Behind the Increased Numbers of Black Women Dying During Pregnancy and Childbirth in the United States?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/increased-numbers-of-black-women-dying-during-pregnancy-and-childbirth)Read [Black women in the U.S. die from pregnancy-related deaths at nearly four times the rate of white women. Why do these disparities persist? ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/increased-numbers-of-black-women-dying-during-pregnancy-and-childbirth) [![Devin Trent Flickr CC](data:image/png;base64,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)Read](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/increased-numbers-of-black-women-dying-during-pregnancy-and-childbirth) [Black women in the U.S. die from pregnancy-related deaths at nearly four times the rate of white women. Why do these disparities persist? ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/increased-numbers-of-black-women-dying-during-pregnancy-and-childbirth) [## Mustaches More Common Among Medical School Leadership than Women](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/mustaches-more-common-among-medical-school-leadership-than-women)Read [Women make up just 13% of medical school leadership in the United States. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/mustaches-more-common-among-medical-school-leadership-than-women) [![13104576283 300bff14c2 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[Women make up just 13% of medical school leadership in the United States. ](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/mustaches-more-common-among-medical-school-leadership-than-women) [## Racism, Mistrust in Medical System May Affect Black Women's Use of Genetic Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancers](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/racism-mistrust-black-women-genetic-testing-breast-cancer)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/racism-mistrust-black-women-genetic-testing-breast-cancer) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/racism-mistrust-black-women-genetic-testing-breast-cancer) [## CIR Prison Investigation Opens Another Chapter on Sterilization of Women in U.S.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/cir-prison-investigation-opens-another-chapter-on-sterilization-of-women-in-u-s)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/cir-prison-investigation-opens-another-chapter-on-sterilization-of-women-in-u-s) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/cir-prison-investigation-opens-another-chapter-on-sterilization-of-women-in-u-s) [## Reproductive Justice: The Movement Whose Time Has Come](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/reproductive-justice-the-movement-whose-time-has-come)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/reproductive-justice-the-movement-whose-time-has-come) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/reproductive-justice-the-movement-whose-time-has-come) [## When Pregnancy is a Crime: Arrests, Forced Interventions in the Name of Public Health](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/when-pregnancy-is-a-crime-arrests-forced-interventions-in-the-name-of-public-health)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/when-pregnancy-is-a-crime-arrests-forced-interventions-in-the-name-of-public-health) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/when-pregnancy-is-a-crime-arrests-forced-interventions-in-the-name-of-public-health) [## Latina Week of Action Blog Carnival Round-Up](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/latina-week-of-action-blog-carnival-round-up)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/latina-week-of-action-blog-carnival-round-up) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/latina-week-of-action-blog-carnival-round-up) [## 3rd annual Latina Week of Action for Reproductive Justice](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/3rd-annual-latina-week-of-action-for-reproductive-justice)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/3rd-annual-latina-week-of-action-for-reproductive-justice) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/3rd-annual-latina-week-of-action-for-reproductive-justice) [## HIV and Black Women](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/hiv-and-black-women)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/hiv-and-black-women) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/hiv-and-black-women) [## Editorial on Race and Reproductive Health by Carole Joffe and Willie Parker](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/editorial-on-race-and-reproductive-health-by-carole-joffe-and-willie-parker)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/editorial-on-race-and-reproductive-health-by-carole-joffe-and-willie-parker) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/editorial-on-race-and-reproductive-health-by-carole-joffe-and-willie-parker) [## Learn More About Inequities in Breast Cancer: Race and Place Matter](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/learn-more-about-inequities-in-breast-cancer-race-and-place-matter)Read [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/learn-more-about-inequities-in-breast-cancer-race-and-place-matter) [](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/blog/learn-more-about-inequities-in-breast-cancer-race-and-place-matter) ![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)### *Why You Can* **Trust Us** - We rigorously evaluate all content - We embrace a reproductive justice framework - We don’t accept ads or sell products - We reject funding from the pharmaceutical industry - We counter 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