News Stories for Suburban Women

Here are three stories you need to know about this week.

It just exploded': Springfield woman claims she never meant to spark false rumors about Haitians

The SWP Take: This resident may not have intended for her post to spread, demean, and endanger Haitian immigrants and all Black people but that’s what happens when racist rumors are spread.

Here at the Suburban Women Problem, we stand with the people in Springfield and across Ohio who are saying NO to MAGA Republicans trying to turn us against each other while serving themselves. Our message to them is clear: We’re onto you and we choose us. We choose each other.

Abortion Bans Have Delayed Emergency Medical Care. In Georgia, Experts Say This Mother’s Death Was Preventable.

The SWP Take: Amber Thurman should still be alive and her six year old son should still have a mother. If we want to protect the lives of women in America, it’s not enough to elect VP Harris, we need to hold BOTH the House AND the Senate to stop the bleeding, literally.

Florida county restoring dozens of books to school libraries after ‘book ban’ lawsuit

The SWP Take: We like to see books put back on library shelves but let’s be honest —this should have never happened in the first place. We must continue to defend the right to read without limitations and keep the doors open for every narrative. The power of storytelling needs to be protected and diverse literature needs to be celebrated. To learn more about how you can push back against book banning, listen to our Cost of Extremism podcast episode about book banning here.