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Oct 20, 2021

‘We Are Literally Terrified Of Giving Birth’: The Road To Motherhood Is Different For Black Women Around D.C.

Black women across the region share how they’ve personally experienced the ways racism plays out in pregnancy and perinatal care.

Oct 18, 2016

Report: Black Women With Criminal Records Face Higher Rates Of Housing Discrimination In D.C.

About 47 percent of cases in a study by the Equal Rights Center showed that housing agents favored white renters with similar criminal and employment backgrounds.

 
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