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The racial gap in who experiences the most severe consequences of childbirth is growing. Most Black maternal and child health experts point to systematic racism as the root cause. (Lindsay Mgbor / Department for International Development via Flickr)

BY MARGO SNIPE | In 2021, more than 360 Black women died of maternal health causes across the country, according to the CDC—up from just over 290 in 2020 and more than 240 the year prior.

Despite advancements in medicine and technology over the years, the racial gap in who is suffering the most severe consequences of childbirth is growing, and most Black maternal and child health experts point to systematic racism as the root cause.

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Labor activist Dolores Huerta (left) and the late Wilma Mankiller, former principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. (Amanda Edwards and Peter Turnley / Getty Images)

BY JAN ERKERT | Women’s History Month is an opportunity to recognize the ways women throughout U.S. have redefined effective leadership.

It is time to embrace the lessons learned from the “silenced but not silent” generation, who forged a new perspective on leadership in which strength is bolstered by vulnerability.

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BY POOJA LAKSHMIN | An excerpt of Real Self-Care: A Transformative Program for Redefining Wellness (Crystals, Cleanses, and Bubble Baths Not Included) by Pooja Lakshmin, out March 14, 2023.

“The work of real self‑care is about changing our relationships with ourselves, and, in turn, what naturally follows such internal change is a reorganizing of larger systems. … The energy and collective power that was harnessed by individuals in 2021 has led to real and tangible changes at the state level and in the corporate sector.”

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