Underlying Conditions: Louisiana’s Safe Births Initiative cooks up a special recipe for reducing pregnancy related deaths in black mothers

“As I say a lot of times to my patients, in obstetrics, things go from good to bad very quickly.” Beauty for Ashes seeks solutions to reproductive justice. The grim statistics are known: American black women are four times more likely to die of pregnancy related complications than white women. Louisiana’s Safe Births Initiatives, under … Continue reading Underlying Conditions: Louisiana’s Safe Births Initiative cooks up a special recipe for reducing pregnancy related deaths in black mothers

Doctor advises Black woman to abort a painful pregnancy.

“The doctor told me the best way to stop by pain was to abort the pregnancy,” said Chasity Strawder who was three months pregnant at the time of her visit to the OBGYN. Researchers recognize weathering – harmful changes in the body and womb caused by toxic interactions with racism and medical providers – as … Continue reading Doctor advises Black woman to abort a painful pregnancy.

Transport to work. That’s what we do.

AACE’s goal is to develop solutions for what the Fund for Our Economic Future in Northeast Ohio has dubbed the Transportation Paradox of No Car, No Job - No Job, No Car. Our aim is to provide community and faith-based educational offerings and working solutions to help build new ministries for churches as well as … Continue reading Transport to work. That’s what we do.

The Purpose and Partners of Beauty for Ashes

“Beauty for Ashes: Stories of Black Women’s Maternal Hope” is a collaborative journalism project exploring black women’s maternal health and infant mortality in Cleveland through the perspective of restorative journalism. The black women of Cleveland, suffering from this crisis yet persevering, are the project’s face, source of information, and guidance. Our collaborative partners assisted the … Continue reading The Purpose and Partners of Beauty for Ashes