A Word: Black Wombs Matter

The U.S. has some of the worst maternal mortality rates in the
industrialized world. And African Americans are three times more
likely to die in childbirth than whites. The documentary Aftershock
focuses on how the healthcare system is failing Black mothers at
the most vulnerable time of their lives, and how their families are
fighting to change that. On today’s episode of A Word, Jason
Johnson speaks with the film’s co-director and co-producer Tonya
Lewis Lee about the history of the crisis and the movement to solve
it. Aftershock is currently streaming on Hulu. Guest: Tonya Lewis
Lee Podcast production by Kristie Taiwo-Makanjuola You can skip all
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