Black Women For Wellness
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Black Women For Wellness
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Empowering Black women and girls through education, wellness, and advocacy. 💜👑 https://linktr.ee/bw4wla
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Today on #WorldContraceptionDay we’re celebrating Opill—the first OTC birth control pill in the US! 💊 But inequities still block access for many. We won’t stop until all pills are available OTC. It’s time to #FreeThePill.
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New report alert! Black Women for Wellness co-authored “Examining the Role of Self-Reported Product Selection Strategies in Shifting Chemical Exposures Among Black Women and Latinas: Lessons from the Taking Stock Study.” 💜✊🏾

Read more 👇🏽
www.liebertpub.com
Deep sigh. So much going on in the world right now. How are y’all doing?
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Every patient in America has the right to lifesaving health care.

And yet, Trump's HHS and CMS have now rescinded the Biden administration’s guidance from 2022, which reaffirmed protections for abortion care during medical emergencies.

www.cms.gov/newsroom/pre...
This isn’t a moment — it’s a movement.
Join the State of the People POWER Tour in Los Angeles June 6&7. We’re coming for joy, justice, and collective power. 🔥✊🏾

Register today: stateoftheppl.com/los-angeles/
#StateOfThePeople #PowerTour2025
Los Angeles - June 6-7 The State of the People Power Tour
The State of the People Power Tour is coming to Los Angeles - June 6-7 . Tour Info + Events are now available
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Our Executive Director, Janette Robinson Flint, co-authored a new study that found more than half of Black and Latina women in a South Los Angeles study reported using personal care products containing formaldehyde-releasing preservatives.
Cancer-causing chemicals are in many beauty products women use, a study finds
Soaps, lotions and shampoos were found to have formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives.
www.npr.org
Have you seen our Fierce Auntie billboards and bus shelters across LA?
“Black Women for Wellness LA is hosting several community-based events during Black Maternal Health Week, a national observance held each year April 11-17. The annual event is dedicated to raising awareness about the alarming disparities in maternal health outcomes affecting Black women in the US.”
Group fighting to protect expectant Black mothers – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group
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At Black Women for Wellness, we go all out for our Black mamas — all day, every day. But for the next seven days, from April 11–17, we join forces with communities across the nation to uplift Black mothers and birthing people, demand equitable maternal care, and celebrate our joy and resilience.
Nine Planned Parenthood affiliates received notices Monday about the Trump administration’s plans to withhold Title X funding starting April 1st, making it potentially harder for Americans to access birth control, cancer screenings, and reproductive health care.
Trump administration cutting some funds to Planned Parenthood
The Trump administration will withhold some federal funding from Planned Parenthood beginning Tuesday, potentially making it harder for Americans to access birth control, cancer screenings, and rep…
thehill.com
The FDA has approved the first-ever testing kit for sexually transmitted infections that can be taken at home without a prescription. The kit is intended for use in female patients with or without symptoms. Is this a game changer?
FDA approves first at-home, over-the-counter test for STIs. But there's a catch.
The FDA announced Friday that it had approved the first at-home test for sexually transmitted infections, opening the pathway for more to come.
www.usatoday.com
“From non-toxic synthetic options to brands offering organic, biodegradable fibers, a new wave of Black-owned businesses is creating solutions that prioritize beauty and health.”
Style Without Sacrifice: These Are Healthy And Sustainable Black-Owned Braiding Hair Options | Essence
These braiding hair brands to help you maintain your style without compromising your health.
www.essence.com
Black women bear a disproportionate burden when it comes to chemical exposure through cosmetics and other personal care products, a burden that has been linked to a higher risk of breast cancer, among other things.

Listen to Arnedra Jordan, our Beauty Justice project manager, share details on KPFA.
International Women's Day 2025: Women and the Environment | KPFA
The average adult in the US uses somewhere around 12 personal care products a day, with women typically using more than men. Those products can expose us to more than a hundred chemicals on a daily ba...
kpfa.org
Happy National Day of Rest for Black Women. We’re napping, meditating, and putting our phones on DND 😌