Faculty Presentation: “Disorienting Histories: Black Womanhood and Reproductive Justice”

In June, the Supreme Court announced its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, holding that there is no constitutional right to abortion. In light of that, the university is focusing its Constitution Day activities on discussions about the background, impacts, and future implications of this decision as a constitutional matter.

In the first of three faculty discussions, Professor Grace Livingston and Assistant Professor Regina Duthely-Barbee will present “Disorienting Histories: Black Womanhood and Reproductive Justice,” in the Tahoma Room in Thomas Hall. This presentation will situate reproductive health in the context of racism in the United States, and the ways that Dobbs impacts people differently.