In this episode we discuss affirmative action and how its overturning has negatively impacted healthcare. And we highlight Dr. Uché Blackstock and her memoir Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine*.

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Sources

Medical schools will be even less diverse after affirmative action ruling, experts say | NBC News

Health care is the new battlefront for anti-DEI attacks | PubMed Central

Crosby, F. J. (2006). Understanding Affirmative Action. Annual Reviews, Vol. 57:585-611

In this episode we interview Emilie Rodriguez and Guramrit LeBron, two doulas creating a better standard of care in maternal health for families of color through their organizations, Ashe Birthing Services and The Bridge Directory. And they discuss the importance of community and ancestral practices to provide the best support for birthing people.

Visit Ashe Birthing Services for NYC based birth and postpartum doula services and follow them on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Visit The Bridge Directory for a nationwide referral network of healthcare professionals for families of color and follow them on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn

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In this episode we discuss a research study that examines the lasting impact of structural racism on Black women healthcare workers in the U.S., including low wages and hazardous working conditions.

And we highlight The Center for Advancing Racial Equity and Job Quality in Long-Term Care, a national hub centering BIPOC women and immigrant caregivers to build an equitable caregiving infrastructure in the U.S.

Visit The Center for Equity to learn more about their work to develop innovative workforce policies. Follow them on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Sources

Structural Racism And Black Women’s Employment In The US Health Care Sector

Black women are overrepresented and underpaid in health care's toughest jobs, study shows | The Washington Post

In this episode we discuss the courageous and resilient Black nurses who treated patients with the highly contagious tuberculosis and played pivotal roles in discovering the cure for the disease.

And we highlight the National Black Nurses Association serving as the voice for Black nurses and diverse populations ensuring equal access to professional development, promoting educational opportunities, and improving health.

Visit the National Black Nurses Association website to learn more about the organization, become a member, and access their resources. Follow NBNA on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

HBCU Nursing Programs & Schools

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Audio Clip

Meet Virginia Allen - One of the Last Surviving "Black Angels" | Visit Staten Island

Sources

Virginia Allen and the Black Angels | Campaign for Action

How Black Nurses Were Recruited to Staten Island to Fight a Deadly Disease | The New York Times

The Untold Stories of 7 Black Angels, Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis | Nurse.org

The Black Angels of Sea View | Angels in Medicine

Remembering the Forgotten “Black Angels” | Nursing Clio

In this episode we discuss the 2024 theme for Black Maternal Health Week and have a conversation about the things that give us hope and joy for Black birthing people.

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Sources

Black Mamas Matter

Birthing Black: Community Birth Centers as Portals to Gentle Futures - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly.

The Bridge Project

In this episode we discuss the sewage crisis in Lowndes County, a predominantly Black county in Alabama that has been dealing with wastewater issues for decades.

And we highlight Catherine Coleman Flowers, an environmental and climate justice activist working to address the inadequate waste and water sanitation infrastructures in rural communities in the U.S.

Visit Catherine’s website to learn more about her environmental activism, check out her book Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret*, and follow her on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

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Audio Clip

Confronting Failing Wastewater Systems | Catherine Flowers | TEDxFoggyBottom

Sources

The Heavy Toll of the Black Belt’s Wastewater Crisis | The New Yorker

Sanitation Problems Have Plagued Black Residents of an Alabama County for Decades. The Government Might Finally Do Something About It | TIME

How Does a Septic System Work? | Southwest EFC

Alabama Black Belt Becomes Environmental Justice Test Case: Is Sanitation a Civil Right? | Inside Climate News

Black Alabamians endured poor sewage for decades. Now they may see justice. | The Washington Post

Battling America's 'dirty secret' | The Washington Post

Content Warning: We briefly discuss suicide in this episode, listener discretion is advised.

In this episode Jasmyn discusses finding inspiration and motivation from books written by and for Black women.

And we highlight The Free Black Women’s Library, a community library that centers Black women and Black non-binary writers through a variety of free events, workshops, and public programs.

Visit The Free Black Women’s Library website to learn more about the Black feminist literary social art project, upcoming events, suggested readings, and to support their work. Join their Patreon for free or choose a monthly membership. And follow them on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

Black Women Taught Us: An Intimate History of Black Feminism* by Jenn M. Jackson

All The Black Girls Are Activists: A Fourth Wave Womanist Pursuit of Dreams as Radical Resistance* by EbonyJanice Moore

All The Black Girls Are Bestsellers Campaign

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Content Warning: We discuss pregnancy complications, miscarriages, stillbirths, and abortions in this episode, listener discretion is advised.

In this episode we cover the heartbreaking story of Brittany Watts. A Black woman from Ohio who was prosecuted after experiencing a pregnancy loss.

And we highlight In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda, a national-state partnership working to secure reproductive rights for all women, girls, and gender-expansive people.

Visit the In Our Own Voice website to learn more about their reproductive justice work, access resources, and support their mission. And follow them on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

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Audio Clips

Brittany Watts on being arrested after miscarriage: "I never said...I didn't want my baby."

Resources

Brittany Watts, Ohio woman charged with felony after miscarriage at home, describes shock of her arrest - CBS News

A Nurse Called Police After a Black Woman Miscarried—There’s a History to That – Mother Jones

Ohio woman who miscarried at home won't be charged with corpse abuse, grand jury decides