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The Fight for Black Lives shows how racial stress and the US healthcare system disadvantages the health of Black Americans, starting before birth. Shockingly, the present-day gap between a Black newborn's risk of dying before their first birthday compared to White a newborn exceeds what it was during the early 1900s. The film weaves together stories of Black women who were pregnant during the pandemic and Black Lives Matter uprising, interviews with Black health experts, and historical records to illustrate the struggles Black women face in safeguarding their lives and infants during childbirth. COMMUNITY PARTNER:Kansas Birth Justice Society The Kansas Birth Justice Society is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting maternal and infant health equity and expansive reproductive justice for families and individuals in Kansas. Our work and values are centered on the principles of social justice, health equity, and reproductive justice. https://ksbirthjustice.org <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/2bca05789637dfe2152c2f4b80b88ee0.png"> COMMUNITY PARTNER:rePROFilm A social change platform operating in the pop culture &amp; film ​space,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reprofilm.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">rePROFilm</a>&nbsp;connects storytellers and advocates who ​celebrate bodily autonomy. Our community includes creatives &amp; artists who are ​amplifying bodily autonomy through their work, audiences ​who applaud these stories and collaborative organizational ​partners with shared goals. <a href="reprofilm.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">reprofilm.org</a> <img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/eventive-static/2c03ea3f7c64f3ae71539bbe13c34810.jpg" width="260">

Stories of medical mistreatment, pregnancy loss, and death.

The Fight for Black Lives

The Fight for Black Lives explores whether the persistently higher rate of Black maternal and infant mortality is inevitable because it is "located in the inferior body of the negro" or preventable because it is located in "inferior social conditions".

The Fight for Black Lives Sponsored by Cargill

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