The North Star with Shaun King
W.O.C. at Work
7: Ep 7 - Black Women in Maternity Care with Teree Fruga
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7: Ep 7 - Black Women in Maternity Care with Teree Fruga

Black women are three to four times more likely to experience a pregnancy-related death than white women. This isn't due to health issues or poverty. The number one reason for this disparity is racism! Join Rai and Blanca as they talk with Teree Fruga-one of only a handful of Black midwives in the entire state of Texas. Hear Teree breakdown how Black women can advocate for ourselves and our babies and why Black midwives matter!

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The North Star with Shaun King
W.O.C. at Work
To be a female-identifying person of color in this country often means carrying a burden that is invisible to others. This is especially true when women of color are tasked with leading in white-dominant workspaces - particularly in the age of Black Lives Matter as organizations are grappling with their response to calls for social reform and are looking to Black women to lead this work. In this podcast, Rai King and Dr. Blanca Ruiz will explore what it means to be a W.O.C. at Work by elevating the voices of female-identifying leaders of color in order to shed light on their common experiences as they push for transformational change in organizations across the country.