we speak with Dr. Joia Crear-Perry about Maternal Health risk for Black women. And later Poor News Network explores America’s War on the Poor.
Dr. Joia Crear-Perry is the Founder and president of the National Birth Equity Collaborative, and the author of “Race Isn’t a Risk Factor in Maternal Health. Racism Is.”
Dr. Crear-Perry currently serves on the Steering Committee of the Black Mamas Matter Alliance and on the Board of Trustees for Community Catalyst, National Medical Association.