Religion and reproductive justice writer, arts and culture writer, bibliophile. emmaakpan.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmaakpan.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmaakpan.bsky.social/post/3m7sjh2kl2k2tI loved talking to Lindsay Adams for this piece. If you are in DC, check her out at the Irene and Richard Frary gallery at the John Hopkins Bloomberg Center. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Dec 2025 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:qyiovsmenbkpebrkbai5hzka/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7sjh2kl2k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/emmaakpan.bsky.social/post/3m7na77tnvs24#journorequest I am looking to speak to people traveling for an abortion and made plans to visit museums or monuments or try a new restaurant. For example, if you traveled to DC and planned to visit the National Museum for African American History and Culture. Anonymous is ok! DM if interested.10 Dec 2025 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:qyiovsmenbkpebrkbai5hzka/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7na77tnvs24https://bsky.app/profile/emmaakpan.bsky.social/post/3m5d5ky4gck2aThe year of my prolonged unemployment is also the year my IUD expires. While I wondered what I would do about it, I was curious about the other 300,000 Black women who left the labor force and how they were handling their reproductive health care, so I interviewed five women. Their stories are here. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Nov 2025 03:02 +0000at://did:plc:qyiovsmenbkpebrkbai5hzka/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5d5ky4gck2a