Joia Crear-Perry, the founder and president of the National Birth Equity Collaborative, is a thought leader around racism as a root cause of health inequities

As part of a team at Morehouse School of Medicine, she developed a system and method for chronic illness care that empowers patients to change their health behaviors through improved knowledge, support for goal setting and accountability in sustaining behavior change.Watch Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 1 p.m. https://bit.ly/racisminhealthcare3

In Part 2 of our four-part discussion on racism in health care, host Mary C. Curtis talks to actress Alicia Cole, who developed flesh-eating disease, sepsis and three life-threatening antibiotic-resistant infections after a minor surgery in 2006. The racial bias Cole said she encountered during her treatment prompted her to become a patient safety advocate.Date and Time: Nov. 18 at 1 p.m. ET

In the first of this four-part discussion series looking at the impact of systemic racism on the health care system, host Mary C. Curtis talks to Netia McCray about her battle with COVID-19 and fighting to get a correct diagnosis and proper treatment. Date and Time: Nov. 11 at 1 p.m. ET

A new report released Monday by Mecklenburg County highlights alarming disparities in infant mortality rates.

A Charlotte nonprofit has changed the name of its maternal health conference out of fear of losing federal funding. What was the Black Maternal Health Conference no longer includes the word “Black.”

Arionne Slayton and Danyae Thomas have each given birth to four kids. They also both faced challenges in maternity, and they opened up to each other about it in a conversation at StoryCorps.

Arther "AJ" Johns said his life was saved by his friend and minister, Bishop Wade Ferguson, who introduced him to a healthy living program at the Fifteenth Street Church of God on East 15th Street.

Raleigh nonprofit clinic launches OB-GYN program to reduce maternal mortality for at-risk women. North Carolina rural clinics could adopt the same model.

For many people of color in this country, a visit to the doctor means being extra careful about their appearance in the hope to be treated fairly during the appointment.

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration meeting Tuesday paved the way for the first treatment of human disease using the gene-editing technique CRISPR. The agency has a December deadline.

The family of 30-year-old Jose Arturo Gonzalez Mendoza has started a GoFundMe seeking financial support, a week after the seasonal farm worker in Nash County died while working at Barnes Farms. Mendoza was working in North Carolina with an H-2A visa, which is for temporary agricultural workers.

It’s striking how many of Charlotte’s local policy debates are still wrapped up in the language of economic mobility. Whether it’s transit and transportation, disparities in the school system, or racial inequities in housing, that’s how you’ll likely hear the questions framed. The latest: In the discussion about a developer seeking public subsidies for a new tennis complex, the sports arena has largely been portrayed as a tool to help low-income communities and children.

Janette Kinard founded Champion House of Care ten years ago to serve teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. But she's expanded the group to help fill needs where she sees them.