I don't know what most white people in this country feel,

but I can only include what they feel from the state of their institutions.

Now, this is the evidence.

You want me to make an act of faith, risking myself, my wife, my woman, my sister, my children on some idealism which you assure me

in America, which I have never seen. You're listening to Black History for White People,

a podcast where we educate, resource, and challenge white people about Black history. I'm Brad,

and on today's show are my co-host, Katina and Garron.

Today's topic is Black Women's Health and Motherhood.

This week is Black Maternal Health Week,

and in celebration of that,

we are diving into the history of Black Maternal Health in America.

We start at the beginning of America and slavery,

what Black maternal health looks like through Jim Crow,

and up until today.

And then we'll end the episode with a story

from one of Katina's experiences.

We hope you enjoy the discussion.

We are in the middle of Black Maternal Health Week,

and we've been wanting to do an episode on health disparities in general,

and we are going to end up doing that episode.

It'll just be coming down the line a little bit further along.

But we did want to

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