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Racism and Sexism Underlie Higher Maternal Death Rates for Black Women, U.N. Says
Medical school curricula, for example, say that black women’s nerve endings are “insensitive” and need less anesthesia, and that black…
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Making ‘Aftershock,’ a Documentary About Black Maternal Mortality
“Black life is important because the black womb is important!” Shawney Benton Gibson chanted from stage during the 2020 National…
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