Reproductive Rights and America @250, Mission of the Okra Project

As America turns 2-hundred and 50 years old, today's edition of Closer Look with Rose Scott examines this milestone and the intersection with reproductive rights. Plus, how the Atlanta based Feminist Center for Reproductive Liberation continues its into advocacy now in its 50 yr. Co-founder Lynn Thogersen recalls the early years of the center which was previously called Feminist Women’s Health Center which began with a $250 dollar loan from her mother.  Executive Director Kwajelyn Jackson, now the executive director of the Feminist Center for Reproductive Liberation, talks about navigating thru the pandemic, Georgia's restrictive abortion ban and current funding challenges.   Plus, it's called The Okra Project, a Black trans led mutual aid nonprofit, helping Black trans people in areas such as healthcare and safe housing. Advocacy groups also report disproportionate acts of discrimination and incarceration against the trans community, especially Black trans individuals. That's where The Okra Project is stepping in to offer support to the Black trans community. Gabrielle Inès Souza, the Executive Director of The Okra Project, shares how the organization offers vary resources and relies on a network of partners. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.