Founder Cassy Jones-McBryde of the Michigan Chamber for Reproductive Justice and midwife Nicole Marie White – the director of the MI State Of Birth Justice – describe legislation introduced recently by some Senate Democrats to improve how the state investigates, combats and reports on racial disparities in pregnancy and maternal care (1:20).
Pamela Pugh, a candidate in Michigan's 8th Congressional district, says she's heard of people in her opponents' camps claiming that because she's a Black woman, she can't win. Also, as president of the State Board of Education, Pamela discusses her continued concerns with the Governor's developing "lifelong education" department (27:21).
Additionally, a Republican candidate in a Lansing-based state House district explains why he shouldn't be confused with Michigan State University basketball coach Tom Izzo, although their names have identical spelling (50:18).
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