85 reactions · 11 shares | This year marks the 30th anniversary of the reproductive justice movement, an intersectional, movement-building approach to reproductive justice and social justice. Actor Kendrick Sampson talks to ESSENCE Festival of Culture about how we have to move with intention. | Essence | Facebook

Sexual and reproductive justice means that every person has the human right to: ✅ Choose to have or not have children ✅ Choose the conditions under which to give birth or create a family ✅ Care for their children with the necessary social support in a safe and healthy environment ✅ Control their own body and self-expression, free from any form of sexual or reproductive oppression | NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Reproductive justice is about more than the right to choose. It also means addressing the barriers women of color, low-income women, and transgender people face in accessing reproductive care, as Naa Hammond of our grantee Groundswell Fund explains: https://osf.to/2t3ZYhJ #WomensHealthMatters #May28 | Open Society Foundations

‘Really consider how you can call yourself pro-choice when your behavior may be anti-Black’ — These activists are sharing why Black Lives Matter is also a movement for reproductive justice | NowThis