Natalie Johnson
Natalie Johnson is a segment producer for “AM Joy” on MSNBC and an illustrator from Brooklyn, NY. Follow her on Twitter @nataliejohnsonm.
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Out of Office
Brittney Griner is finally freed, but her peril is that of Black women in America
OP/ED: The conditions that brought the U.S. basketball player to Russia in the first place, and perhaps what have kept her there for so long, reflect the vulnerability that often comes with being a Black woman.
Health & Mindset
My great-great grandmother ended her pregnancy in the woods. We can’t go back there.
One family’s intimate history with the implications and significance of Roe v. Wade.
Out of Office
How the formula shortage widens racial disparities for breastfeeding mothers
While it could take weeks or even months to alleviate the nation-wide baby formula shortage, women of color and low-income families will bear the brunt of the crisis.
Business Culture
‘I will just die in debt’: How student loans are drowning women
As Biden considers forgiving some federal student loans, many women, especially women of color, are scared they will have to choose between marriage, a house or children – and paying off debt
Know Your Value
These women embraced their gray hair during Covid. Now they’re never going back.
As the country reopens, many women are making silver their new calling card — and a symbol of aging fearlessly.
Know Your Value
She feared the law all of her life. Then she sought to change it: One of the brightest legal stars in the country is a DACA recipient
Agnes Lee, elected this year as the editor-in-chief of the prestigious Georgetown Law Review, shares her story.
Know Your Value
In the aftermath of Covid-19, Gen Z women are re-evaluating their careers
For many young women, the country’s reopening is imbued with hope and optimism, but also a tremendous amount of anxiety surrounding their careers.
Know Your Value
This is what it’s like to run for governor with twin toddlers ― during a pandemic
For Jennifer Carroll Foy, the balancing act of running for governor of Virginia, continuing to work as a court-appointed attorney, and parenting comes with its challenges. “I can tell you that no two days are the same,” she says.
Know Your Value
KYV Exclusive: ‘Muted’ Washington Football Team cheerleaders say they were prematurely dismissed during faceless Zoom call
Several cheerleaders maintain they’re collateral damage in the team’s efforts to move on from a variety of controversies and scandals. They also detailed a culture of being underpaid and undervalued while the team made big bucks off their appearances.
Know Your Value
‘I am not afraid’: Yulia Navalnaya, ‘first lady’ of the Russian opposition movement, emerges as a force to be reckoned with
Her role as the wife of Vladimir Putin’s top critic has earned her the title “first lady” of the opposition by supporters. But Navalnaya has emerged as a force in Russia in her own right.