First, oh, the stories you will tell. I awake from a four-hour surgery with an epidural and pain pump full of…

(Editors note: This is the second installment of a two-part series. You can read the first installment here.)

U.K. native Kat François, 44, is a reputable performance artist, writer and playwright, best known for her televised…

Pain has no color. But for black women, how they are treated—and not treated—for reproductive-health pain resonates…