“Twelve Black women were in Chicago, and we heard this presentation from a representative of the Clinton Administration - President Clinton. And Hillary Clinton, his wife of course, had been put in charge of trying to usher in healthcare reform. And the Centrist Democratic Party somehow thought that if they omitted all references to Reproductive Healthcare in healthcare reform they could somehow sneak it past the Republicans. And as Black women we said, the Republicans are mean, but they ain’t all dumb! How is that going to work as a strategy? And why would you come to a feminist conference and ask us to support a male-centered healthcare plan?” Loretta Ross, one of the Founding Mothers of the Reproductive Justice movement, in conversation with LaKia Williams on the Black Feminist Rants podcast. Learn more about the inception of RJ, listen to the whole convo & subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts! 💜🖤💜 #rj4blacklives #lorettaross #reproductivejustice