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Black women in the U.S. are 3 to 4 times more likely to experience a pregnancy-related death than white women, according to data from the National Institutes of Health. Nicole Berryman said she believes that if her daughter had been white, then things probably would have ended differently for her.

"Everything was slow moving," she said. "They didn’t take her pain serious.”

‘It’s a crisis’: Panel discusses ways to improve maternal health care for Black women Viola’s House, the United Way of Dallas and Parkland Health discussed the disparities in maternal health care and mortality for Black women and issued a call...

Texas school libraries must have policies to prohibit the possession or purchase of books determined to be “sexually explicit.”

Texas leaders approve school library rules amid ongoing fight about inappropriate books The move comes after years of acrimony over what books belong on campuses.