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Racism Makes Working on Your Fitness Harder

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Medicalized Birth and the Attack on Black Motherhood

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Serena Williams Deserves a Healthy Second Birth

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by Alexa Spencer May 1, 2023May 10, 2023
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For Black Women, Screening For Breast Cancer Earlier Could Save Lives

by Alexa Spencer April 25, 2023April 25, 2023
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Basic Income Is Coming to America’s Poorest, Blackest Cities

by Alexa Spencer April 20, 2023April 24, 2023
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Here’s How We Empower Pregnant Black Women

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