Sister-to-Sister, Inc. Towards Health Equity: Saving Lives of Black Mothers and Infants |
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Racial injustice causes Black Americans to age faster than whitesNelson Scott* presented to the emergency room on his thirty-second birthday. A tall Black man with an athletic build and a clean fade haircut, he had the manners and the accent of someone raised in the South. He had recently graduated from law school in Texas and was on vacation in Los Angeles to celebrate. |
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Life or Death: Which would you choose? Black women are seven years older than their biological ages. They are three to four times more likely to die in childbirth, experience debilitating chronic illnesses, and die earlier. Highly educated Black women are seven times more likely to die in childbirth than Caucasian women with an eighth-grade education. And Black babies are more likely to die before turning one-year-old. While these statistics are frightening, they are true. Sister-to-Sister: International Network of Professional African American Women, Inc. will not stand by as this public health crisis continues to destroy Black families. Our Colorado-incorporated, tax-exempt public charity is taking action to help eliminate disparities in health and healthcare. We invite you to join us. You can by attending the private screening of Aftershock, a documentary that clearly shows the destruction caused. And for those residing in the metro-Denver area of Colorado, you can show support by attending Sister-to-Sister, Inc.'s February 25, 2025 educational fundraising gala. Info regarding both events is below. Aftershock is a hybrid event free to the public. To register, use the EventBrite link in the marketing publication below. Contact us at info@sister.to.sister.org, if you would like to join us virtually. We have limited tickets, so act quickly and by Monday, January 16th. The Towards Health Equity's Event Page is open for ticket purchases. Some sponsorship levels are available. Click on the link to visit the Event Page. https://www.sister-to-sister.org/event-list The public health crisis that disparities in health and healthcare affects everyone, notwithstanding social constructs used to confine and limit and even lead to deaths of some members of our society. Another important action step that you can take is to write your congressional representatives to senators and demand that they vote in favor of H.R.959, Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021, 117th Congress (2021-2022). |
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Black Maternal Health MomnibusAbout the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 Background: In the richest nation on earth, moms are dying at the highest rate in the developed world - and the rate is rising. |
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Want to learn more? Tune in to Black Talk Radio - KGNU, hosted by Sister Michele Simpson, J.D., to listen to her striking interview of our Towards Health Equity gala keynote speaker, Sister Dayna Bowen Matthew, J.D., Ph.D., broadcasted on Thursday, January 12, 2023. And don't miss the Colorado Public Radio Colorado Matters interview conducted by distinguished journalist Sister Chandra Thomas Whitfield of Dr. Sheila Davis, a renowned physician, who will facilitate an interactive discussion following Aftershock's screening, and Sister Velveta Golightly-Howell, J.D., M.PA., CEO, Sister-to-Sister, Inc., on Tuesday, January 17th. |
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Save the Date "Celebrating Our Lives through Sisterhood" January Sister-to-Sister, Inc. Monthly Gathering Sunday, January 29, 2023 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Cora Faye's Café Aurora, Colorado We will gather at this historic Black-female-owned soul food restaurant and, over scrumptious food in Cora Faye's separate dining room, share stories of personal experiences with not being able to access quality healthcare. There'll be at least one fun activity to ensure that the mood is light. Everyone is welcome! |
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