According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black infant mortality rates in Wisconsin are the highest in the nation. To address this issue, the Dane County Health Council […]
The Momnibus Act of 2021 and Black Women’s Health in Wisconsin
Earlier this month, members of the Black Maternal Health Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives announced the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021. What could this federal legislation […]
Black Women’s Health Equity in the State Budget
In his recent budget proposal, Governor Tony Evers proposes to expand Medicaid coverage and allot $28 million to women’s and infant health. Today on the show, we take a close […]
Why Are Black Babies Dying?
“To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.” – Maya Angelou Black babies in Dane […]
Black Girl Magic: 2016
You begin the year with the way the last one ended. This has been a difficult and at times tragic year for many. Throughout history–Harriet Tubman, Fanny Lou Hammer, Ida […]
