CPIPR · @PopResearchCtrs
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Women living in a predominantly Black neighborhood gave birth to infants that weighted less, on average, than women living neighborhoods where less than 75% of the residents were Black.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/343784

#healthdisparities #lowbirthweight #racialsegregation #neighborhoods #NICHImpact

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Here's a map of known "sundown towns" throughout the U.S. I assumed they were exclusively a Southern phenomenon but I was wrong; I live within a walking distance of one such former sundown town.

justice.tougaloo.edu/sundown-t

#jimcrow #whitesupremacy #racism #racialsegregation #racialjustice #sundowntown

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Kila Posey, a Mary Lin Elementary School parent, requested a specific teacher for her daughter in July 2021, but she said principal SHARYN BRISCOE told her the class was not one of the two second-grade classes designated for Black students, and her contract for an after-school program she runs was not renewed after she complained about segregated classes,

rawstory.com/kila-posey-atlant

#brownvboardofeducation #Racism #racialsegregation #discrimination #unconstitutional #whitesupremacy #publicschool

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CPIPR · @PopResearchCtrs
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Women living in a predominantly Black neighborhood gave birth to infants that weighted less, on average, than women living neighborhoods where less than 75% of the residents were Black.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/343784

#healthdisparities #lowbirthweight #racialsegregation #NICHImpact #racialdisparities #infanthealth #neighborhoods #residentialsegregation

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