April 23, 2023
GREATER HOUSTON EDITION
Vol. 28, Issue 14
African-American News&Issues
“Addressing Current & Historical Realities Affecting Our Community”
Aiden Harris
Photo Credit :Brandon Smith
Black Mothers in America
By: Chelsea Davis-Bibb, Ed.D.
I am Black. I am a mother of two. I am a Black mother in America. I have a two-yearold son, and a four-year-old daughter. I had some challenges with both pregnancies, and unfortunately, despite my greatest efforts, both of my kids were delivered by emergency cesarean sections (c-sections). With my son, I lost a lot of blood during surgery, and needed blood transfusions. Even to this day, I am still dealing with some issues from his pregnancy. There is so much that could have gone wrong during both pregnancies, especially the surgery with my son, which is why it pains me to know that in America, Black women are three times as likely to die from pregnancy complications than White women.
Expressions Through Music
By: Asia Williams
Aden Nicolas Harris, also known as a hip hop rising star, has a huge love for music and a passion for spreading his creations with people all over the nation. Growing up in Houston has provided him with numerous opportunities and experiences to promote his music since music has always been present in his life. It was On April 10th, President Biden declared destined for Harris to gravitate towards music April 11th-April 17th Black Maternal Week as his siblings, parents, and his late grandfather to help expose and shed light on systemic all have a love for music. “There’s never been a inequities towards Black women and how time where I haven’t liked music,” said Harris. they are sometimes ignored and dismissed Ever since he was in the sixth grade at Lanier in different health settings regarding their Middle School, making his first song health. There are many issues that need to in a school project with a close friend, be addressed concerning Black maternal continuing music has been a goal for health and President Biden has made a plan Harris. In the seventh grade, Harris and to help tackle these issues. He said, “That is a group of his friends decided to become why my Administration wrote the Blueprint a hip hop group. They would create songs for Addressing the Maternal Health Crisis, about everything and had fun doing it which lays out specific actions that the Federal while learning the ways of music. It was Government will take to improve maternal this defining moment when health, and secured funding from Mothers on Harris realized he wanted to Music on the Congress to help implement it.” pursue a music career. pg. 3 pg. 5