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Episode 05

The Effects of Anti-Blackness on Black Women, Birthing People, and the Black Family

In the fifth episode, Dante King is joined by Jaontra Henderson and Alexis Cobbins as they delve deeper into the notion of Black and non-White people's compulsion to seek White validation, framing it as a psychological illness. The panel also examines the inherent insecurity within White individuals, exploring how both covert and overt forms of White supremacy and anti-Blackness are used to affirm individual and collective White group identity.


As maternal health specialists, Jaontra Henderson and Alexis Cobbins offer powerful critiques of how White supremacy impacts Black birthing people. They highlight the far-reaching consequences for Black women, children, and men, illustrating how these oppressive systems continue to handicap and debilitate the broader Black community.

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