black women's health issues Archives - The Washington Informer

Advocacy Continues for OTC Birth Control Pill

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff WriterFebruary 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. ShermanMarch 11, 2020December 21, 2021

Courtesy of NIEHS

Study Links Breast Cancer to Chemical Straighteners, Hair Dyes

by WI Guest AuthorDecember 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. CollinsJune 26, 2019December 21, 2021

EDITORIAL: Why We Let Mothers Die

by WI Guest AuthorFebruary 7, 2018October 31, 2020

Oprah Winfrey

SIMPSON: Black Women Show the Way Forward in 2018

by WI Guest AuthorFebruary 7, 2018October 31, 2020

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

by Stacy M. BrownJanuary 31, 2018October 31, 2020