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black hands hold a sign reading, "My skin shouldnt be a death sentence" during a rally against racism.
Posted inHealth Inequities

The impact of racism on African Americans’ health

by Liora Engel-Smith June 8, 2020June 7, 2020

By Liora Engel-Smith and Melba Newsome Braxton Winston became a symbol of the Charlotte resistance during the September 2016 protests over the police killing of Keith Lamont Scott when he stripped off his shirt to use as a mask against tear gas and stood face face-to-face with police, clenched fist raised in defiance. Winston has […]

shows the logo of the Black Maternal Health Momnibus in large blue letters with an illustration of a pregnant woman to raise awareness for rising maternal mortality rates among black American women
Posted inGender health

NC congresswoman tackles maternal health disparities

by Melba Newsome May 26, 2020January 29, 2021
Dr. Suzanne Dixon is a woman in a black shirt that's standing in the middle of a group of providers in scrubs. She's tasked with thinking about the future of maternity units and maternity care in the mountain region.
Posted inRural Health

When a rural maternity unit closes, alternatives are hard to come by

by Liora Engel-Smith February 24, 2020February 23, 2020
A little boy is on his dad's arm, looking at a baby through a window at Martin General Hospital, which will soon stop offering maternity services
Posted inHospitals

Eastern NC hospital nixes maternity services

by Liora Engel-Smith September 30, 2019December 3, 2019

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