Minority Quote by Konnie Huq

“US black women are three times more likely to die than white women from causes related to pregnancy and childbirth, and this disparity has…

— Gabrielle Palmer

Pregnant women who are at risk for suffering complications and even death are in the prime of their lives. The most affected populations are…

— Robin Lim

Black women are three times as likely to die giving birth or shortly after birth as white women. Black women in the United States…

— Annie Lowrey

No white racist makes you get pregnant when you are a black teenager.

— Henry Louis Gates

My wife and I were worried, when we had our firstborn, about how he was going to think of himself in a mostly white…

— John Cho

As indicated by the increase in maternal mortality in 2010, right now it's more dangerous to give birth in California than in Kuwait or…

— Jessica Valenti

Every day Black women are subjected to harsh and racist treatment during pregnancy and childbirth. Every day Black women die because the system denies…

— Cori Bush

“Black women are acting irresponsibly by giving birth to baby after baby out of wedlock. Most of these children are from different fathers as…

— Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson

With women composing nearly half the American workforce and increasingly serving as the primary breadwinner for families, we can't afford to treat pregnant women…

— Valerie Jarrett

Another California study counted 30,000 substance abusers who are pregnant are White woman. So, The Wire paints the picture of drug addiction, drug dealing,…

— Ishmael Reed

“Black women are always the loudest when they have babies. Screaming to Jesus, usually. White women are much quieter, right up until the baby…

— Jenny Lawson

Profound as race prejudice is against the Negro American, it is not practically as far-reaching as the prejudice against women. For stripping away the…

— Pearl S. Buck