Pregnancy-realted deaths in the US, especially among black women, have been problematic for quite some time, but not much has been done to prevent and alleviate this issue.
In this first installment of Crunk Culture, Robin Boylorn addresses black maternal mortality and two of its factors...
Written by Robin Boylorn
Produced and Edited by Brittany Young
Sources
https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/the-stakes-giving-birth-while-black
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/11/magazine/black-mothers-babies-death-maternal-mortality.html
https://www.al.com/news/2019/06/deaths-from-pregnancy-and-child-birth-are-often-preventable-alabama-finally-starts-to-take-notice.html
http://www.nationalpartnership.org/our-work/health/reports/black-womens-maternal-health.html
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/magazine/magazine_article/america-is-failing-its-black-mothers/
https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternalinfanthealth/pregnancy-relatedmortality.htm
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/07/health/pregnancy-deaths-.html
Crunk Culture is a commentary (opinion piece) about creative and sometimes cursory perspectives and responses to pop culture and representations of identity. Dr. Boylorn defines "crunk" as resisting conformity and confronting injustice out loud. Crunk Culture is intentional about amplifying perspectives that are often silenced or dismissed. The goal is to offer cultural critique that encourages folk to look at something differently and critically. For more about Professor Boylorn and the Crunk Culture series, visit http://apr.org/crunkculture.
