Bonnie Watson Coleman tweeted the following:
"Due to structural inequities built into our health care system. Black mothers are 3 times as likely to die due to complications from pregnancy than white mothers. In Louisiana, that number jumps to 4. (3/8)"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Bonnie Watson Coleman:
"Ill paraphrase the Senators statement. Sen. Cassidy is saying that his states maternal death rate wouldnt be so high if you didnt count Black women. He suggests that correcting the data means eliminating Black maternal health outcomes entirely. (2/8)"Read on Twitter
"Regarding his state's high maternal death rate, @SenBillCassidy says:If you correct our population for race, were not as much of an outlier as itd otherwise appear.A third of Louisiana's population is Black. The Senator's statement is rooted in white supremacy. (1/8) twitter.com/VanityFair/sta"Read on Twitter
"Im proud to announce that I secured $405,000 in federal funding to help renovate the @SBPublicLibrary!Libraries are gateways to discovery. This renovation will ensure that South Brunswick residents can enjoy everything their local library has to offer for generations to come."Read on Twitter
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