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Birthing Black: Community Birth Centers as Portals to Gentle Futures

NonProfit Quarterly

They were erased by government-backed campaigns to move birth out of the hands of Black midwives and into the hands of white male obstetricians. Ethic of Caring and Personal Accountability. The ethic of caring situates empathy, emotion, and personal expression as central to knowing. The spirit of care and leadership matter.

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What the US’ Mass Incarceration Regime Costs Black Women

NonProfit Quarterly

Large-scale public investment from all levels of government is needed to further implement and evaluate these strategies. The Mental Health of Mothers with Children by Recently Incarcerated Fathers,” American Sociological Review 77, no. Council on State Governments, Confined and Costly. 71, 75, 88–96. 2 (2012): 216–43.