Posts Tagged ‘women’s health’
Food and Environmental Justice in Mattapan: An Interview with Vivien Morris of Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition
During an interview in 2024 with Ramya Kumar, Program Coordinator at the Resilient Sisterhood Project (RSP) and former volunteer at Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition, Vivien Morris discussed food insecurity, blue and green spaces, and health equity advocacy. Mattapan is a southern neighborhood of Boston, located a few miles from downtown Boston, Massachusetts. The majority…
Read MoreHistorical Perceptions of Black Bodies and Cleanliness: “Did You Put Any ‘Smell Good’ On You Today?”
“Eske’w mete santi bon?” my grandma would ask me almost every Sunday before church. This phrase, which translates to “Did you put any ‘smell good’ on you?,” is a question I have no doubt many young Haitian girls have heard before. I would begrudgingly say no, which prompted her to pull out a small light…
Read MoreChampioning for Change: An Influencer’s Fight for Her Own Reproductive Health
“If we have so much shame and stigma about these health issues, how do we talk about them and notice a pattern? How do we know what signs to look out for? How can we properly advocate for ourselves?” – Latoya Shauntay Snell Latoya Shauntay Snell is a chef, ultrarunner, and social justice advocate from…
Read MoreAddressing Period Poverty in Our Communities
Many of us have had a moment when we realize it is “that time of the month” while at work or in class, and we feel relieved to find a spare pad or tampon at the bottom of our bags. We may even have had a situation where we couldn’t find that spare and there…
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