/tags/protect-black-women Protect Black Women en-US Copyright Mon, 03 Jun 2024 22:13:45 GMT /race-class-communities/2024-06-03/wake-county-schools-black-hair-vote-discrimination The Wake County School Board will vote to protect natural Black hairstyles against discrimination in the state's largest school district. Mon, 03 Jun 2024 22:13:45 GMT /race-class-communities/2024-06-03/wake-county-schools-black-hair-vote-discrimination Aaron Sánchez-Guerra /2023-04-17/childbirth-is-still-killing-black-moms-at-a-higher-rate-nc-advocates-policymakers-discuss-solutions As the United States marked Black Maternal Health Week this year, North Carolina advocates and health care professionals registered for a two-day, inaugural Black Maternal and Infant Health Conference. Their goal: Get to the source of the problem to help save the lives of Black mothers and their babies. Mon, 17 Apr 2023 21:57:24 GMT /2023-04-17/childbirth-is-still-killing-black-moms-at-a-higher-rate-nc-advocates-policymakers-discuss-solutions Jennifer Fernandez/NC Health News /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2022-09-08/combating-mistreatment-black-women-healthcare-doula-pregnancy-gynecology For this summer’s ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ Youth Reporting Institute, participants were tasked with telling stories from their communities. Reporter Parys Smith spoke with medical professionals and the women in her family about the experience of Black women in the healthcare system. Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:00:00 GMT /wunc-youth-reporting-institute/2022-09-08/combating-mistreatment-black-women-healthcare-doula-pregnancy-gynecology Parys Smith /arts-culture/2020-10-21/backchannel-the-power-of-being-seen-media-portrayals-of-police-driving-while-black How much does it matter to see people who look and identify like you in the media that you consume? In the new podcast "Being Seen" host Darnell Moore… Wed, 21 Oct 2020 15:44:33 GMT /arts-culture/2020-10-21/backchannel-the-power-of-being-seen-media-portrayals-of-police-driving-while-black Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio