kira johnson
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Those Left Behind: Charles Johnson Wants to Support Families Reeling After Black Women Die in Childbirth
Because Kira Johnson was so amazing (she spoke five languages, skydived, raced cars), she has been the face of what many are now coming to see as a crisis in black maternal health. Kira Johnson put a face on what activists have known for years—that black women’s rates of death during or up to a…
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Fox’s The Resident Partners With Activist to Shine Light on America’s Maternal Mortality Crisis
“Lea Davies wasn’t a priority.” So said Dr. Devon Pravesh (Manish Dayal) on Monday night’s episode of The Resident, a fast-moving, gripping procedural drama on Fox starring The Good Wife’s Matt Czuchry, Malcolm Jamal Warner as Dr. AJ Austin, and Shaunette Renée Wilson as Dr. Mina Okafor. Monday’s episode, “If Not Now, When?” is dedicated…