Local OB/GYN Dr. Oyenmwen Inneh discusses the importance of a birth plan for Black women in improving maternal health ...

Advocates are warning lawmakers that the proposed cuts to Medicare and Medicaid will leave millions of pregnant Black women ...

In conjunction with the annual Black Maternal Health Week campaign founded by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, which ended ...

Black Mamas ATX is a nonprofit culturally centered around educating, protecting and empowering black mothers in Central Texas ...

Local leaders and organizations in Macon are raising awareness during Black Maternal Health Week. Piedmont Macon’s Chief ...

The data shows 50 Black mothers died out of every 100,000 live births in the U.S. in 2023. That's compared to about 15 deaths for white women. A number that was previously at 19. Research also shows ...

This series was produced as part of the Pulitzer Center’s StoryReach U.S. Fellowship. In the U.S., Black women are three ...

Winners will be announced May 1, ahead of the 85th annual ceremony on June 1 for the prestigious Peabody Awards.

Over the course of her career, Battle has been deeply committed to the idea of uplifting Black and minority women and was inspired to embrace their achievements in a more formally recognized ...

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But while the bombs and bullets make headlines, for millions of women and girls, the trauma of war, displacement, and repression is taking a devastating toll on their mental health. Almost everyone ...