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Solving the Black Maternal Health crisis isn’t just Black women’s responsibility
Erica Chidi, a reproductive health educator and former doula, speaks about what it will truly take to solve the Black ...
Reckoning and resistance: The future of Black hiring commitments on campus
The true commitment to racial justice lies not in performative statements, but in sustained support for marginalized scholars ...
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In Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley,’ Black communities get all of the pollution, few of the jobs
A new study confirms what residents in Louisiana oil towns have long suspected: They get all the pollution but very few of the jobs.
Postpartum Hemorrhage Is A Serious Risk—And Black Women Are Facing It More Often
Kameelah Phillips, MD, breaks down how to speak up during pregnancy care and raises the alarm on a serious postpartum issue ...
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How the medical system hurts black mothers—and what community leaders are doing to fix it
April 11-17th is Black Maternal Health Week, and this year’s theme emphasizes the power of Black-led perinatal, maternal, and ...
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Black Maternal Health Week: Woman says she lost child, experienced lack of care during birth process
Khalia Jones, of New Rochelle, said she learned that she had an incompetent cervix when she was pregnant with her son back in 2017.