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Expectant Black mothers, facing higher mortality rates, turn to doulas and midwives for support (ABCNews) ​ Village of Healing Center provides equitable health care for Black women starting Valentine’s day (news5cleveland) ​ The Village of Healing Center in Euclid wants to make sure Black families can thrive (cleveland19) ​ Village of Healing officially opens doors […]

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Sourced from: Bloomberg.com Article originally published by By Brentin Mock What ‘Livability’ Looks Like for Black Women Livability indexes can obscure the experiences of non-white people. CityLab analyzed the outcomes just for black women, for a different kind of ranking. Last September, the city of Pittsburgh released a report on gender and race disparities that concluded,

In early 2020, right before the Covid-19 pandemic began, and racial unrest became a national conversation, Brentin Mock of Bloomberg City Lab publicized a ranking of American cities based on livability metrics for Black Women. As a Black Woman, what is it like to live in a city that experts agree is the worst place

Sourced from ideastream.org.Originally published by Ideastream Public Media | Written by Amanda Martinez Moreno On Monday evening, Cleveland City Council unanimously passed legislation to create the Cleveland Commission on Black Women and Girls. The commission will improve the quality of life for Black women and girls by advocating for programs and legislation that strengthen families and communities, according

Governor DeWine Announces $5 Million in Funding to Improve Maternal and Infant Health. (governor.ohio.gov) ​ ‘To see everyone that looks like you:’ Village of Healing opens for Black women in NE Ohio (fox8) ​ Tenisha Gaines and DaNa Langford, founders of Village of Healing, sit down with host Erika Hood to share their organizations mission and