Tonya Abari

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It’s Black Maternal Health Week. Here’s everything you should know to protect yourself and those you love. In 2018, Rachell Dumas cried tears of joy after seeing a positive pregnancy test. She was excited and immediately began planning for her new life. However, after experiencing heavy bleeding nearly 15 weeks into the pregnancy, Dumas sought immediate care from her OB-GYN. She knew something was wrong.

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Proposed Medicaid cuts could worsen complications and mortality risks for Black moms-to-be and infants. Here’s how to advocate for yourself. save articleBy Tonya Abari  Published April 9, 2025NEW!Fact Checked by G. O’HaraImage: DC Studio | ShutterstockWhen Kim Jefferson learned she was pregnant in early 2024, she was also a part-time caregiver for both her aging and ill parents, which she says caused her extreme stress. Because of their needs, she was unemployed and struggling to make ends meet.

Jan 12, 2025 | chapter16.org | Tonya Abari |Maria Browning

In a 1957 speech delivered in Montgomery, Alabama, Martin Luther King Jr. said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is ‘What are you doing for others?’” Memphis-born storyteller Alice Faye Duncan has made it her life’s mission to carry out King’s words through her transcendent work as a children’s author, educator, and librarian. In a time of rising book bans and systematic attempts to rid public schools of already sparse Black histories, Duncan knows her work is more important than ever.

Oct 24, 2024 | matadornetwork.com | Tonya Abari

Things to do in LaGrange for familiesLaGrange’s Legacy Museum on Main chronicles Troup County’s history from early settlement and advancements, through the Civil War and World War II, to life today. It serves as an important archive for the county’s rich Black heritage. At the time of publication, the current exhibition, titled “Black and White in Black and White,” includes the works of photographer John Johnson, who cataloged many Black families during the early 20th century.

Oct 14, 2024 | chapter16.org | Tonya Abari

On February 23, 2020, Ahmaud Arbery was murdered while jogging in the Brunswick, Georgia, neighborhood of Satilla Shores. The racially motivated crime made national news just weeks before the murder of George Floyd and the killing of Breonna Taylor galvanized an international movement to shutter white supremacy.