Republicans face concerns about the national debt and Medicaid as they weigh whether to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill.

In Raleigh on August 14, The Black Pearls Society, in collaboration with Wake County Government and Wake Area Health Education Center, will host the 3rd Annual Black Maternal & Infant Health ...

Brittany Munoz and Akua Mason speak at a news conference on May 19, 2025, to advocate for a mobile health unit to reduce maternal health disparities. Munoz is five months pregnant while Mason gave ...

A coalition of Democratic lawmakers and advocates on Thursday reintroduced a resolution to offer reparations to descendants of enslaved Africans and people of African descent. Rep. Summer Lee (D-Pa… ...

Black Maternal Health Week, which runs April 11-17 this year, is all about making things better for Black—and all—birthing people. By working together, we can make sure everyone has a healthy ...

Boyer said the Momnibus is a critical piece of legislation to address the maternal health crisis in the U.S. Black mothers continue to die from pregnancy-related causes at higher rates than other ...

"This is America in 2025. We should not have these worries or concerns in Mississippi," James-Jones said. According to State Health Officer Dr. Dan Edney, Mississippi ranks 44th in the country in ...

Milwaukee’s Black Birth Symposium returns for its fourth year. The one-day, conference-style event is presented by Culture x Design, GE HealthCare and the city of Milwaukee Health Department.

Her journey has evolved into creating spaces that honor the ancestral wisdom of womb healing and postpartum care, emphasizing the power of the “village” in supporting women, mothers and families.With ...

The Dane County Health Council (DCHC) and the Foundation for Black Women’s Wellness (FBWW) teamed up for its annual Saving Our Babies press conference to give updates on its seven years of work to ...

A coalition of 23 attorneys general sued HHS in April over the termination of roughly $11 billion in public health grants, some which helped state health departments respond to disease outbreaks.

by Edward Henderson, California Black Media The California Surgeon General’s Office has launched a new questionnaire that they believe will help reduce the state’s maternal mortality rate by 50% by ...