By Dianne Anderson What happened to young parents Charles and Kira is anybody’s nightmare, but it is the nightmare that keeps on happening. Decades later, federal data shows that Black women still die around the time of childbirth at roughly 3.5 times the rate of White women. Kira Dixon Johnson was an accomplished Black woman. ...

By Dianne Anderson Black moms dying three to four times more than white moms during the birthing process, and Black babies dying over twice as much as white babies before their first birthday, is not a medical mystery for nurse Shamiesha Ebhotemen. Black health professionals, although distressed, are not surprised. “The thing is, as a ...