In Our Own Voice: National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda

06/15/2026

Visibility and narrative power are not the same thing.

In this clip from Outspoken with Regina, Dr. Michelle Taylor explains the difference between symbolic representation and real narrative influence. While visibility can place people at the center of a moment, narrative power is what shifts understanding, shapes belief, and ultimately influences policy and decision-making.

True change happens when people listen to stories, value lived experience, and allow those narratives to reshape how they see the world.

Watch the full episode here https://www.youtube.com/live/Q1X2UQokQ8w or listen wherever you get your podcasts!

06/11/2026

At the NOVA Black Reproductive Justice Summit in Chicago, we asked attendees what the recent SCOTUS decision is revealing.

Their answers were clear: anger, heartbreak, betrayal — and a call to organize, educate, mobilize, and center Black women’s leadership.

Watch the full conversation on Outspoken with Regina Davis Moss: We Know What This Is: Black Women Respond to SCOTUS — available wherever you get your podcasts.

06/10/2026

Not every story should be treated like a trend.

In this clip from Outspoken with Regina, Dr. Michelle Taylor reflects on the responsibility influencers and content creators have when sharing stories. While trends can bring attention and views, the integrity of the story - and the people connected to it - must come first.

A powerful story will reach the people it needs to reach.

Watch the full episode here https://www.youtube.com/live/Q1X2UQokQ8w or listen wherever you get your podcasts!

06/09/2026

This administration’s FDA has announced it is launching a safety study of : a life-saving abortion drug that was tested and approved 26 years ago.

This could pave the way for the administration to restrict how mifepristone is distributed and used. This administration’s actions show complete disregard for our health and safety. This agenda is about creating as few options for abortion as possible.

We will continue fighting to ensure that access to mifepristone is protected. Read more:

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06/05/2026

Does Netroots Know RJ? 👀

IOOV hit the ground at Netroots Nation to find out what progressives really know about Reproductive Justice.

We asked the questions. They gave us answers.
Watch this space for the results next week!

06/04/2026

Hoping that doesn’t disappoint us as much as the media has

06/02/2026

Black women are more than our struggles, and our media should reflect that.

As part of our initiative, we are proud to introduce Narrative Demand: new research exploring the gap between the stories that dominate our culture and the stories Black women are asking for and deserve.
And the results are clear. Across more than 2,300 responses from Black women and girls, participants told us they are exhausted by media portrayals that reduce us to struggle, trauma, and hardship.

Those experiences are real, but they are not our whole story. Black women deserve to see ourselves reflected in narratives rooted in joy, and possibility. We deserve stories that honor our full humanity.

Narratives are not neutral. The stories society tells about Black women shape how we are seen, valued, and treated. At a time when our rights, histories, and experiences are increasingly under attack, we cannot afford to be misrepresented or confined to limiting narratives. Our stories matter, now more than ever.

Click here to read our ForbesWomen exclusive: https://www.forbes.com/sites/dominiquefluker/2026/05/30/new-research-identifies-stories-missing-from-media-according-to-black-women/

06/01/2026

It’s 😍

And that means we’re doubling down on what we’ve always known: we can’t have without LGBTQIA+ liberation. Our movements have always been intertwined. We fight for Black women and gender-expansive people to have the reproductive care we need to raise thriving families when and how we want.

This is how we celebrate: by fighting for a future that includes access to gender-affirming care, access to IVF and other assisted reproductive technologies, and more.