Mothers face extreme deprivation due to mass water shut-offs, hospital deserts and stress from economic racism. As a result, Detroit leads in premature births.
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Nothing Protects Black Women From Dying in Pregnancy and Childbirth | ProPublica
Not education. Not income. Not even being an expert on racial disparities in health care.
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Black Americans living longer, but racial gap remains, CDC says – New York Amsterdam News
When it comes to the overall health of black Americans, there’s good news and bad news, according to a report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday.
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The Mystery of Why Black Americans Are Living Longer
African Americans, and young black men in particular, are on average living much longer than they were just two decades ago.
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