In this pre-pandemic Working People recording that we thought was lost to history, we talk to filmmaker Dominique Rémy about her important full-length documentary on maternal morbidity and mortality rates in Black and Indigenous communities in the U.S.
Additional links/info below...
- Dominique's Twitter page
- Maternal Mortality Documentary Film Fund (please donate!)
- Linda Villarosa, New York Times, "Why America’s Black Mothers and Babies Are in a Life-or-Death Crisis"
- Amy Roeder, Harvard Public Health, "America Is Failing Its Black Mothers"
- Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, "The U.S. Finally Has Better Maternal Mortality Data. Black Mothers Still Fare the Worst"
- Katy B. Kozhimannil, JAMA Health Forum, "Indigenous Maternal Health—A Crisis Demanding Attention"
- Elizabeth Chuck & Haimy Assefa, NBC News, "She Hoped to Shine a Light on Maternal Mortality Among Native Americans. Instead, She Became a Statistic of It"
Permanent links below...
- Working People Patreon page
- Leave us a voicemail and we might play it on the show!
- Labor Radio / Podcast Network website, Facebook page, and Twitter page
- In These Times website, Facebook page, and Twitter page
- The Real News Network website, YouTube channel, podcast feeds, Facebook page, and Twitter page
Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org)
- Jules Taylor, "Working People Theme Song"
- Evie Sands, "Shine for Me"