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PUBLICATIONS

Woods, Evonnia. “GUEST COMMENTARY: The Only Way We Win on Abortion Access, Rights is Through Solidarity.” Columbia Missourian, Feb. 21, 2022.

______. “LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Missourians Must Vote to Expand Medicaid on Aug. 4.”Columbia Missourian, Jun. 23, 2020.

______. “OP-ED: Politicians Should Stay in Their Lanes, Away from Women’s Reproductive Health.” Columbia Daily Tribune, May 7, 2019.

______. “LETTER TO THE EDITOR: 'Fake' Government-Funded Clinics are Far from Benevolent.” Columbia Missourian, May 21, 2018.

______. “Generating a Dissolution Process at the University of Missouri: A Student Perspective.” Journal of Dispute Resolution 2, (Spring 2018):19-22. 

MEDIA COVERAGE - AUDIO

“Beyond the Numbers: Unraveling Black Maternal and Infant Health Disparities.” Coleman Associates Health Care Innovation Podcast, Jul. 4, 2023.

“S2 Ep7 P2: The Threat of Overturning Roe vs. Wade: Pride Edition.” The Intersection: Diverse Folx Converse Podcast, Jun. 10, 2022.

“S2 Ep7 P1: The Threat of Overturning Roe vs. Wade.” The Intersection: Diverse Folx Converse Podcast, May 20, 2022.

“We really don't know enough about our bodies. We don't know enough about our reproductive systems.” KBIA News: Missouri Health Talks, Jan. 20, 2022.

“Black Maternal & Infant Mortality: ‘The most vulnerable among us are the most directly affected by the policies.’” KBIA News: Missouri Health Talks, Jan. 13, 2022. 

MEDIA COVERAGE - WRITTEN

Fugardi, Rachael. “The Community Cost of Abortion Restrictions.” Southern Poverty Law Center (publications), Jun. 13, 2024.

Dunlap, Charles. “Rep. Cori Bush pushes for change at Columbia reproductive rights rally.” Columbia Daily Tribune, Oct. 9, 2022.

Craveiro, Rodrigo. “Supreme Court ruling on abortion divides the United States.” Correio Braziliense, Jun. 25, 2022.

Lorenc, Stephanie. “Abortion Rights Group Rallies Against Crisis Pregnancy Clinics.” KOMU 8 News. Updated Nov 18, 2020.

Sherman, Carter. “How Women Are Training to Do Their Own Abortions.” Vice News, Jan. 22, 2020.

Anderson, Nathan. “Solidarity March Organizers Refocus Message.” Columbia Daily Tribune. Jan. 18, 2020.

Jahns, Isaac. “Judge Rules on Missouri’s Abortion Ban.” KOMU 8 News, Aug. 27, 2019. Updated Nov 18, 2020.

Duncombe, Lyndsay. “Heartbeat Bills.” CBC News, May 14, 2019.

Austin, Jared. “Planned Parenthood Files Injunction to Continue Abortion Services.” KOMU 8 News, Sep 21, 2018. Updated Nov 18, 2020.

Miller, S.A. “Claire McCaskill Mum on Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court Vote.” The Washington Times, Sept. 9, 2018.

Raub, Amber. “Columbia Woman Advocates for Sen Claire McCaskill to Say No to Kavanaugh.” KOMU 8 News, Aug. 3, 2018.

McCarthy, Caitlin. “Demonstrators gather outside McCaskills office to protest Kavanaugh.” KOMU 8 News, Published Sep 4, 2018; Last modified Nov 18, 2020.

Miller, Antoinette. “Health professionals advocates say black women face health disparities.” KOMU 8 News, Published Apr 4, 2019; Last modified Nov 18, 2020.

Allison, Alexis. “Complications from preterm birth leading cause of infant deaths, CDC reports.” Columbia Missourian, Jul. 16, 2018.

Nevel, Donna. “The Dangers of Conflating Anti-Zionism With Anti-Semitism.” Truthout, Jun. 10, 2018.

Lin, Frances. “Panel Discussion: Maternal and Infant Mortality Rates in Missouri.” Ozarks First News, Published Apr. 15, 2018; Last modified Apr. 16, 2018.

Crowley, Brendan. “Panelists Say White People Need to Do More to Fight White Supremacy.” Columbia Missourian, Nov. 4, 2017.

Web Staff. “Abortion rights demonstrators call out Columbia-based My Life Clinic.” KRCG 13, Jul. 26, 2017.

Marion, Ann. “New Plaque Memorializes 1923 Lynching Victim James T. Scott.” Columbia Missourian, Sep. 30, 2016.

Gregory, Brielle. “MU students protest police brutality, stage die-in at Daniel Boone City Building.” Columbia Missourian, Dec. 12, 2014.

The Research Companion is a compilation of anti-racist resources published in 2020 that includes one of my pubs. The list has written and audio sources that are hyperlinked for access and purchase.

2026 Book Recommendations

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