Alexis McGill-Johnson

Groups led by women of color inject $150M into elections to protect abortion and reproductive rights

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Black voters say recent Supreme Court decisions are a step backward, hurt Black people: theGrio/KFF survey

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Vice President Harris hosts civil and reproductive rights leaders at White House to talk about abortion access

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Planned Parenthood president says organization will continue to provide abortion care: ‘We won’t back down’

Planned Parenthood president Alexis McGill Johnson tells theGrio they will “fight in every state” to ensure reproductive and abortion care.
/ June 29, 2022

Supreme Court’s potential overturn of abortion rights is especially felt by Black women: ‘How dare they!’

Black women will be disproportionately impacted by any reversal of abortion rights, reproductive rights advocates say.
/ May 4, 2022
Vigil Marking One Year Since Passing Of Rep. John Lewis In D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Plaza

Activists emphasize the importance of intersectionality when advocating for justice

Reproductive health advocates joined housing and voting rights activists at the National Organization for Women’s Racial Justice Summit.
/ March 2, 2022

Planned Parenthood president condemns Texas abortion law: ‘They don’t trust Black women’

Planned Parenthood president Alexis McGill Johnson says the Texas abortion law will disproportionately impact women of color.
/ September 9, 2021
Last Abortion Clinic In Missouri Forced To Close At End Of May

Planned Parenthood president says downplaying abortion service is stigmatizing

CEO of Planned Parenthood Alexis McGill-Johnson shared the significance of the organization’s role in providing abortion services.
/ December 31, 2020

Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill-Johnson talks Black sexual health, plans for Biden era

A lifelong political and cultural organizer, Alexis McGill-Johnson moved to mobilize Planned Parenthood’s 600 local centers amid the pandemic.
/ December 3, 2020