Today’s episode features our first guest interview on the Coochie Business Podcast…the incredible...the legendary (also known as the GODMOTHER of Reproductive Justice) Loretta J. Ross!
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Loretta Ross is a Visiting Associate Professor at Smith college in the Program for the Study of Women and Gender. She was an organizer through groups such as: the National Organization for Women (NOW), the National Black Women’s Health Project, the Center for Democratic Renewal (National Anti-Klan Network), the National Center for Human Rights Education, and SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective. She retired from organizing in 2012 to teach about activism. She has co-authored a number of books, including "Reproductive Justice: An Introduction" and "Radical Reproductive Justice: Foundations, Theory, Practice, Critique". Her current book, "Calling In the Calling Out Culture" is forthcoming in 2021.
White Supremacy In The Age Of Trump - November 11, 18 and 25, 2020
Loretta Ross will be launching a course on November 11 around White Supremacy In The Age Of Trump. This is a topic she has often spoken about often. She has also published articles around the topic, including this piece in MS Magazine. (https://msmagazine.com/2020/06/30/white-supremacy-in-the-trump-era-a-new-online-course-with-loretta-ross/)
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We will start the course on November 11 and continue it on Wednesday nights (7-9 PM EST) throughout November.
Learn more at www.lorettaross.com or [email protected].
A few notable mentions from today's episode:
- United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Founding Mothers of Reproductive Justice
- NPR Story on ICE Whistleblower and Forced Sterilization
- 666 Children Still Not Reunited With Parents After 'Zero Tolerance' At Border
- Recent Article in Ms. Magazine Discussing Mississippi Appendectomies in Current Context
Books:
- When GOD Was A Black Woman, And Why She Isn't Now
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
- Outsourcing the Womb
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