Ghana hosted a reparations conference where Caricom presented its 10-point plan, adopting a global framework for reparative justice. A key demand was compensation for gender-based violence against enslaved African women, highlighting historical amnesia and the ongoing legacies of misogynoir.
The Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium is distributing $350,000 in grants to 24 community organizations across 13 Southern states, addressing challenges faced by Black women and girls. This funding comes as groups supporting underserved communities face funding difficulties due to the Trump administration's crackdown on DEI policies.
A study by University of Cambridge researchers reviewing 44 existing studies found that Black women experience higher levels of oxidative stress, inflammation, and uteroplacental vascular resistance during pregnancy—physiological pathways linked to pre-eclampsia, preterm birth, and foetal growth restrictions. The researchers conclude these differences are not genetic but result from socioenvironmental stressors including systemic racism and socioeconomic deprivation. Black women in the UK are 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth and Black babies are twice as likely to be stillborn compared to white counterparts.
