Garnet Henderson

Jan 16, 2025 | rewirenewsgroup.com | Natasha Roy |Garnet Henderson

The National Network of Abortion Funds’ (NNAF) board of directors has chosen not to extend executive director Oriaku Njoku’s contract, according to an email NNAF sent to member funds January 15. Her tenure will end on February 6. NNAF will be led by its former chief of staff, Poonam Dreyfus-Pai, who will serve as interim executive director while the board searches for new leadership. “During Oriaku’s time as Executive Director, NNAF navigated critical challenges, including the Dobbs v.

Jan 13, 2025 | dancemagazine.com | Garnet Henderson

Last year’s Netflix hit “America’s Sweethearts,” a docuseries about the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, displayed some maddeningly contradictory attitudes toward dancer health. One moment, performers were body shamed for failing to meet the team’s punishingly narrow standards; the next, they were scolded for not properly “fueling” themselves during practice. For many dancers, those scenes were all too familiar.

Jan 10, 2025 | rewirenewsgroup.com | Natasha Roy |Garnet Henderson

From the start of his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump vowed to restrict access to gender-affirming care. “I will sign a new executive order instructing every federal agency to cease all programs that promote the concept of sex and gender transition at any age,” Trump said in a video posted to his platform Truth Social in early 2023.

Dec 9, 2024 | rewirenewsgroup.com | Natasha Roy |Garnet Henderson

Last week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case United States v. Skrmetti, which asks whether the state of Tennessee should be allowed to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for youth. Throughout arguments, several themes appeared in the questions coming from the Court’s conservative justices. One of these was the supposed risk of gender-affirming care. “If the treatment’s barred, some kids will suffer because they can’t access the treatment.

Nov 25, 2024 | dancemagazine.com | Garnet Henderson

A fresh wave of interest in unionization has hit the concert-dance world. Recently, dancers in companies like Dance Theatre of Harlem, Ballet Austin, and Dallas Black Dance Theatre have taken steps to join the ranks of long-unionized companies such as American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. All of these dancers are members of the American Guild of Musical Artists, the major union for concert dancers as well as singers and staging staff.