Are doctors targeting low-income and Black women with types of birth control that are long-lasting and more difficult to discontinue?
Race and Equity
Physician shortage persists in underserved areas. Black women's advocacy after 40 years.
Certified doula Rosetta Washington shares a powerful story of advocating for a young Black mother in distress, illuminating the critical need for doulas.
The media will never build trust in the Black community if we fail to address their concerns in coverage and representation, says columnist James Causey.
With liberal use of the catchall category of “general neglect,” LA County’s DCFS removes between 4,000 and 6,000 kids from their homes every year and places them in foster care.
Even as the city experiences rebirth, poverty endures and puts infants and families in peril.
Persistent neighborhood segregation has adverse effects on Black children's health, leading to lead exposure, gun violence risk, and eviction-related trauma.
A reporter seeks out untold stories and asks what they tell us about why these disparities persist.
A Congressional Black Caucus report called for urgent action, but little has been done.
Calls are growing for the government to pay – and atone – for centuries of harm.