Community based organizations’ perspectives on structural racism and systemic failures’ impact on black birthing people: “This system is cracked”

Tiwaladeoluwa B Adekunle; Nicollette Moore; LaToshia Rouse; Savannah Graziano; Marissa R Cisneros; Margaret S Butler; Kiarri N Kershaw

doi:10.1177/24731242261495358

Community based organizations’ perspectives on structural racism and systemic failures’ impact on black birthing people

“This system is cracked”

Bibliographic Data

ID	24239609
Authors	Tiwaladeoluwa B Adekunle (0000-0003-2582-0948, University of Wisconsin–Madison), Nicollette Moore (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA), LaToshia Rouse (0009-0003-9380-5608, Birth Sisters Doula, Triangle area, North Carolina, USA), Savannah Graziano (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA), Marissa R Cisneros (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA), Margaret S Butler (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA), Kiarri N Kershaw (0000-0002-0063-6397, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA)
Year	2026
Volume	10
Publication date	2026-01-01
Open Access	Yes
Type	ARTICLE
Venue	Health Equity (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiers	ISSN: 2473-1242 • E-ISSN: 2473-1242
Publisher	SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI	10.1177/24731242261495358
Language	EN
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