Faith Organizers Kelley Fox and Terry Williams sit with the tension between celebrating half measures of justice and staying unsatisfied with anything short of a thriving, liberated future for all. Connecting the accountability doled out to the murderers of Ahmaud Arbery with a holistic understanding of reproductive justice, Kelley and Terry hold confessional space by acknowledging how much work our society has yet to do in seeking true liberation.
Links to discussed content:
A jury finds Ahmaud Arbery's 3 killers guilty of federal hate crimes: www.npr.org/2022/02/22/1082225480/ahmaud-arbery-hate-crimes
'Father Of Gynecology,' Who Experimented On Slaves, No Longer On Pedestal In NYC: www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/17/603163394/-father-of-gynecology-who-experimented-on-slaves-no-longer-on-pedestal-in-nyc
The Verdict isn't the end of the story, a reflection on Derek Chauvin's conviction: www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/20/verdict-isnt-end-this-story/
Killing the Black Body, by Dorothy Roberts: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/155575/killing-the-black-body-by-dorothy-roberts/
Mortality rate for Black babies is cut dramatically when Black doctors care for them after birth, researchers say: www.washingtonpost.com/health/black-baby-death-rate-cut-by-black-doctors/2021/01/08/e9f0f850-238a-11eb-952e-0c475972cfc0_story.html
Racial Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health: An Overview: https://www.kff.org/report-section/racial-disparities-in-maternal-and-infant-health-an-overview-issue-brief/

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