Loretta Ross

Repro. Justice Academician, Feminist, Activist

Dorothy Roberts

Reproductive Justice Scholar, Teacher, & Activist.

Marcela Howell

Founder and President of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda.

Jasmine N. Burnett

Organizing Director – National Network of Abortion Funds

Lifetime Achievement Award

Voice of Vision Award

Voice of Wisdom Award

Voice of Courage Award

Loretta Ross is a Visiting Associate Professor in Women’s Studies at various colleges teaching courses on “White Supremacy in the Age of Trump” and “Reproductive Justice Praxis”. Currently, she is visiting at Smith College in theProgram for the Study of Women and Gender for the 2019-2020 academic year. She started her career in activism and social change in the 1970s, working at the National Football League Players’ Association, the D.C. Rape Crisis Center, the National Organization for Women (NOW), the National Black Women’s Health Project, the Center for Democratic Renewal (National Anti-Klan Network), the National Center for Human Rights Education, and SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, until retiring as an organizer in 2012 to teach about activism.

Dorothy Roberts is a long-time reproductive justice scholar, teacher, and activist. She is the 14th Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor and George A. Weiss University Professor of Law & Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, with joint appointments in the Departments of Africana Studies and Sociology and the Law School, where she is the inaugural Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights. She is also the founding director of the Penn Program on Race, Science, and Society. An internationally recognized public scholar, she has written and lectured extensively on the interplay of gender, race, and class in U.S. institutions.

Marcela Howell is the founder and president of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda, a national-state partnership with eight Black women’s Reproductive Justice organizations with a goal of lifting up the voices of Black women leaders on reproductive rights, health, and justice. An advocate and policy strategist, Marcela is recognized for her expertise in strategic communications, leadership development, and policy forecasting. With over 40 years of experience advocating for women’s rights, Reproductive Justice, and women’s empowerment, she is devoted to enhancing the role of Black women in national policy debates on issues that impact their lives.

“New Voices for Reproductive Justice has been a North Star for the leadership of Black women, girls and femmes in the rust belt region since its founding. Having served as a supporter, employee and movement partner I have witnessed first hand the power of growth, evolution and transformation all in service of protecting and defending the lives, bodies, families and reproduction and humanity of Black folx. The Nannie Helen Burroughs quote that guides the work of the phenomenal leadership of the organization is, “we specialize in the wholly impossible.” I am awed by the visible and unspoken impact of  New Voices for Reproductive Justice and so deeply humbled and honored to receive this award alongside movement leaders who I admire so much.”

Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes
Minority Leader
Ohio House of Representatives
34th District

Rep. Stephanie Howse
President, Ohio Legislative Black Caucus
11th District

Rep. Janine Boyd
Ohio House of Representatives
9th District
Ohio Black Maternal Health Caucus

Jessica Byrd
Founder and Chief Doer
Three Point Strategies
Co-Founder, Women of Color HERstory Month

Rep. Chris Rabb
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
District 22

Rep. Morgan Cephas
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
District 192

Maria Miranda
Queer, Radical Feminist
New Voices for Reproductive Justice
Former Board Chair

Shakyra Diaz
Alliance for Safety & Justice
Ohio State Director

Vanessa Daniel
Founder and Executive Director
Groundswell Fund

Alexandra DelValle
Director of Programs
Groundswell Fund

Malika Redmond
Women Engaged
Executive Director

Melanie R. Brown
Speaker & Writer
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Paris Hatcher
Black Feminist Rabble Rouser
Founder and Director, Black Feminist Future
Co-Lead, Black Freedom Outfitters

Alecia Dawn Young
Founder
YOGAMOTIF
New Voices for Reproductive Justice
Former Board Chair

Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Shenay D. Jeffrey
University of Pittsburgh
Assistant Director, Pitt Student Affairs
New Voices for Reproductive Justice Board Vice Chair

Sara Lomax-Reese
WURD Radio
President and CEO

Angela Ferrell-Zabala
Everytown for Gun Safety
Chief Equity Outreach and Partnerships Officer

Claudette R. Lewis
New Voices for Reproductive Justice
Advisory Council Member

Blak Rapp Madusa
Dignity for Women Campaign
Artivist & Founder