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The Cost of Black Motherhood in Mississippi

Season 1 E 6 • 03/24/2021

Soledad O'Brien talks to Black moms and their advocates in Mississippi to find out how the government and healthcare system can address high maternal and infant mortality rates in the state.

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Displacement in the Mermaid City

Soledad O'Brien investigates a city redevelopment plan in Norfolk, VA, that would tear down public housing and displace low-income residents in an effort to "revitalize" the area.
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The Cost of Black Motherhood in Mississippi

Soledad O'Brien talks to Black moms and their advocates in Mississippi to find out how the government and healthcare system can address high maternal and infant mortality rates in the state.
03/24/2021
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After Show - The Cost of Black Motherhood in Mississippi
Disrupt & DismantleS1 E6

Bevy Smith and Soledad O'Brien discuss racial disparities in infant and maternal mortality, racial biases in health care, and how doulas help fight the crisis in Black communities.
03/25/2021
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Examines Maternal Mortality
Disrupt & DismantleS1 E6

Soledad O'Brien examines the disadvantages Black women in America face when it comes to health care and childbirth on the next episode of Disrupt and Dismantle, Wednesday at 11/10c.
03/25/2021
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Disrupt and Dismantle Unpacks the High Cost of Motherhood
Disrupt & DismantleS1 E6

Soledad O'Brien weighs in on the maternal mortality rates of Black women in the U.S. on the next episode of Disrupt and Dismantle, Wednesday at 11/10c.
03/25/2021
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Off the Record - Doctors Working in the Delta
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Soledad O'Brien travels to Mississippi -- where infant mortality is the worst in the nation -- to investigate why childbirth remains so risky for Black mothers and their babies.
03/31/2022
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