About this Event
The Fight for Black Lives is a documentary by U Chicago Professor of Comparative Human Development and CSRPC Faculty Affiliate Micere Keels. The film chronicles the ways that racial stress and the American healthcare system disadvantage the health of Black Americans. The film weaves together stories of women who were pregnant during the pandemic and Black Lives Matter uprisings, interviews with Black health experts, and historical records to show the many ways that Black women have had to fight for their life and the lives of their infants in the delivery room. These health disparities start at the very beginning of life and the most shocking aspect of this is that the likelihood that Black newborns will die relative to White newborns is higher today than it was in 1900.
For more information on the documentary, visit BlackLivesDocumentary.com.
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There will be a pre-screening reception with , a Black-woman owned coffee shop.
The post-screening panel will feature the following UChicago professors:
Professor of Surgery, University of Chicago Medicine
Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago
Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago
Professor of Human Genetics, University of Chicago
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery (KCBD), 900 East 57th Street, Chicago, United States
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