Alexis McGill Johnson on Paving a Path for Planned Parenthood’s Future
Planned Parenthood president and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson is a self-described “movement baby.” Her parents fought for racial equality during the civil rights movement, and as an adult, she led campaigns that used pop culture to civically engage young voters. Even though she credited her success to the women who raised her, she wasn’t thinking much about the role of women in social justice issues. Then she walked by a billboard in SoHo depicting the dire state of reproductive health care for Black women. It quickly became all she could think about.
In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Alexis shares:
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