In the News: Quotes & Mentions

Dr. Keisha Bentley-Edwards, assistant professor at the Duke University School of Medicine and expert in health equity, joined WUNC’s Embodied podcast to discuss the racial dimensions of the U.S. maternal health crisis, particularly for Black women in North Carolina. Bentley-Edwards emphasized that while Medicaid expansion and hospital access are essential policy fixes, they cannot address…

In this article from The Living Church, the enduring question of how the United States might seek reconciliation and absolution for its legacy of slavery is brought to the forefront. It examines the renewed national and international interest in reparations for descendants of enslaved African Americans, sparked by persistent racial disparities in wealth, power, and…