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My mother, uncles, aunties, and their friends lived in terror as school-aged children. Race, ethnicity, religion, identity, gender, and language employ additional challenges when we don’t consider those aspects in our communications strategy. They were spat on, hosed down, bullied, and threatened. Let’s talk about it!
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However, recent research has revealed that race is even more important than income when it comes to birth outcomes. Another crucial factor in maternal and infant health: the mental wellbeing of women and birthing people, especially as it intersects with race.
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It means I recognize that the divine in me is the same divine in you and that we are children of God. jp: First, we wanted to expand the conversation beyond race. As we travel the world, some places don’t even talk about race. In some points, it challenges the nation-state, and it certainly challenges the ethnic nation-state.
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