Maternal Justice

What happened in Durham

Like many people, a week ago I was feeling pretty down about the state of racial justice and just basic humanity in the United States. But then something happened. In response to the hate and violence displayed in Charlottesville, hundreds of Durhamites came together for a huge vigil on Sunday night. Many friends of mine posted pictures and powerful testimonials to the collective love they felt gathered together. But I also noticed that some activists had less satisfied responses, including frustration that the mostly-white event marginalized voices of color and those with more radical tactics. Much of that frustration fed into a Monday demonstration, which had already been planned to take place in front of Durham's old courthouse, where there was a confederate monument with an inscription to "the boys who wore gray."

UPDATED - VICTORY! We MUST Stand Up for Pregnant Women!

Thanks to your signatures, 7.5 months pregnant Kandace Washington was released from jail on bond. Now, your donation is urgently needed. We are fundraising the $1,100 to cover the court and jail fees that it took to free Kandace. Court and jail fees disproportionately prey on low-income communities of color, further perpetuating cycles of poverty.

When a Healthy Baby Isn't Enough

By: Dr. Christina Han As a Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist and a mother of two young children, I have experienced pregnancy from both sides of the examination table. In my clinical work, I diagnose and manage complications of pregnancy every day, and frequently hear mothers exclaim, “I just want...