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Advocacy Continues for OTC Birth Control Pill

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer February 16, 2022February 16, 2022

According to one reproductive health nonprofit, Black women face disproportionate barriers when it comes to accessing prescription birth control.

Health Supplements, Supplements

Precious Breaths

by Dr. Shantella Y. Sherman March 11, 2020December 21, 2021

Courtesy of NIEHS

Study Links Breast Cancer to Chemical Straighteners, Hair Dyes

by WI Guest Author December 11, 2019December 21, 2021

**FILE** D.C. Council member Robert White (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Residents, Lawmakers Prioritize Maternal Health Care

by Sam P.K. Collins June 26, 2019December 21, 2021

EDITORIAL: Why We Let Mothers Die

by WI Guest Author February 7, 2018October 31, 2020

Oprah Winfrey

SIMPSON: Black Women Show the Way Forward in 2018

by WI Guest Author February 7, 2018October 31, 2020

D.C. Resident Refuses to be Slowed by Cancer, Amputation

by Stacy M. Brown January 31, 2018October 31, 2020