Posted inHealth, Reproductive Health

How Florida Restricting Abortion Access Affects Black People in the South

Florida’s law prohibiting most abortions statewide after six weeks has ignited fear among those who say the ban could have catastrophic — and potentially life-threatening — impacts on Black women’s health.  Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned 1973’s Roe v. Wade decision last summer, access to abortion in the South has become increasingly limited. It’s […]

Posted inCulture, Sports

How Angel Reese and Other Black Female Athletes Are Pushing Back Against the Criticism

The NCAA’s “Most Outstanding Player,” Angel Reese, is unapologetically who she is — and she’s among the next generation of Black female athletes refusing to let double standards command the narrative around how they compete. The Louisiana State University basketball player and others are not only playing in a fresh manicure and lashes while embracing […]

Posted inHealth, Health Equity

What the COVID-19 Pandemic and Mpox Outbreak Taught Us About Reducing Health Disparities

Public health officials in Boston kicked off last fall’s back-to-school season with a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic aimed at combating the large racial disparities in vaccinations among young children. Local news reported that hundreds of Bostonians turned out to the event, creating a line “further than the eye could see” through the city’s Franklin Park. […]

Posted inHealth, Maternal Health

Medical Racism’s Role in the Recent Spike in Maternal Mortality

The coronavirus exacerbated the effects of medical racism already baked into the United States health care system, leading to a spike in Black maternal mortality rates between 2020 and 2021, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals. The recent statistics, though bleak, come as no surprise to maternal health experts, who […]

Posted inEducation, Higher Education

Can the Increase in Higher Education Diversity and Inclusion Efforts Solve Health Disparities?

As a young girl, Shaunessey Burks remembers walking up to the plant where her grandfather worked. Pierced in her memory were the fumes radiating from inside the building, where no one was wearing protective equipment. There was no barrier between her grandfather and the hazardous chemicals floating in the air he was breathing. Years later, […]

Posted inDangerous Deliveries, Health

Black Women Are Losing Access to Maternity Care. This Law Is Partly to Blame.

Capital B’s “Dangerous Deliveries” investigation examines the uneven distribution of maternal care deserts and poor birth outcomes in Georgia, one of the most dangerous states for childbirth.  Read the full project here. CUTHBERT, Ga. — Shayanna Alford called 911 when her water broke.  She lives in this quiet town of 3,000 people, tucked in the state’s southwest region. […]

Posted inDangerous Deliveries, Health

Haunted By Trauma: The Black Parents Who Nearly Died In Childbirth

Capital B’s “Dangerous Deliveries” investigation examines the uneven distribution of maternal care deserts and poor birth outcomes in Georgia, one of the most dangerous states for childbirth.  Read the full project here.  Georgia is one of the most dangerous states in which to give birth, and as the number of people who die remains high, so does the […]