PinnedThe Future of Abortion Access Could be This Country’s Next Public Health CrisisBy Joy D. Calloway, Interim President & CEO, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Action Fund January marks the anniversary of two important dates in reproductive health, rights, and justice history. This year is the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that gave us the constitutional right…Roe3 min read
Jun 19Happy Juneteenth! The Fight for Black Liberation Continues.By: Joy D. Calloway, Interim President & CEO, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York June 19, 2022, is the 157th observance and 2nd federal holiday observance of Juneteenth, a special day to celebrate Black liberation and Black joy! It’s also a day that represents the continued delay of justice for…Juneteenth2 min read
Apr 12Planned Parenthood Stands With Black Women this Black Maternal Health Week — and AlwaysBy Joy D. Calloway, Interim CEO, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York This week is Black Maternal Health Week! The Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) founded Black Maternal Health Week in 2018 to raise awareness of racial disparities in pregnancy outcomes and encourage community-driven solutions that focus on Black women…4 min read
Apr 7Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson CONFIRMEDBy: Joy D. Calloway, Interim President & CEO, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York This is a moment for JOY. Today, in a historic moment more than 230 years in the making, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court. When she is sworn in, she will…2 min read
Mar 31The Fight for Bodily Autonomy Knows No One GenderBy Planned Parenthood of Greater New York’s Equity & Learning team A marked day of visibility first implies that the trans community has been rendered invisible. With this, colonialism proves both eraser and pencil: deleting the diversity of global, gender-expansive existence from mainstream accounts of history and rewriting gender as…3 min read
Mar 8Gender Equity Requires Meaningful Recognition of All Our ExperiencesBy: Planned Parenthood of Greater New York’s Equity & Learning Team When we recognize women, we must define “womanhood” expansively. Women’s History — and our contemporary experience — is a narrative shared by us all, including trans women and femme-identified folk, who are often marginalized by the very movement they…3 min read
Feb 17Planned Parenthood of Greater New York’s Commitment to Black Health & WellnessBy: Joy D. Calloway, Interim President & CEO, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York While I ascribe to “365 Black,” know that I recognize and appreciate this is a time to pause, reflect, and celebrate the brilliance, beauty, impact, and accomplishments of Black people, and to recommit to building the…Black History3 min read
Jan 14The New Year Invites New Opportunities to Center Race+ Equity in the Fight for Reproductive FreedomBy: Planned Parenthood of Greater New York’s Equity and Learning team A new year invites us to reflect on the days of pain and progress put behind us, and it also asks us to consider the ways in which we can continue to grow together into our collective future. January…Ppgny2 min read
Dec 15, 2021A Tribute to bell hooksBy Morgan Cousins, PPGNY Community Organizer bell hooks passing hits like bricks. Black Looks Race and Representation was my first foray into her mind and thoughts. My friends and I found ourselves in her words. She encouraged a love of Blackness, a love of our hues, a deep love of…2 min read
May 28, 2021Responding to All Violent Attacks on Our Communities with SolidarityContent warning: Hate-fueled violence, white supremacy Our nation and our state are facing a growing number of hate-fueled attacks on marginalized communities. In addition to continued horrifying attacks on Asian elders and other community members, we are now seeing violent anti-Semitic attacks and a rise in Islamophobia. Many of our…1 min read
