Monday, June 19, 2023

A closer look at the Black maternity mortality crisis ... ?!

Jun 17, 2023 - GMA - Olympian Tori Bowie’s death during childbirth has sparked a wake-up call around the difficulties of pregnancy that disproportionately affect Black women.   ( more @ YouTube.com/ ) 



Americans celebrate Juneteenth across U.S.

Jun 18, 2023 - MSNBC - (#Juneteenth #History) -Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed. NBC News’ Marissa Parra reports from Georgetown, where parades and events are underway.   ( more @ YouTube.com/ )  


 

SYMONE Exclusive: The Journey to Juneteenth Part Two

 Jun 18, 2023 - MSNBC - Symone Sanders Townsend visits the National Museum of African American History and Culture to mark the third anniversary of the Juneteenth holiday. Guided by the museum’s current director, Kevin Young, the two unpack the significant events, people and places along the journey to June 19, 1865 in a wide-ranging conversation.   ( more @ YouTube.com/ )


 

Woman forced to carry nonviable pregnancy to full term under restrictive FL law ... ?!

 Jun 17, 2023 - (MSNBC - (Pregnancy / Reproductive Rights) - A Florida woman details the traumatic experience of being forced to deliver a baby doctors knew would not survive. Deborah Dorbert was denied an abortion under Florida's restrictive abortion law even after an ultrasound revealed a Potter's Syndrome diagnosis for the fetus.   ( more @ Youtube.com/ )


Friday, June 16, 2023

Don’t let GOP misinformation distract you from Trump’s indictment

Jun 15, 2023 - MSNBC - The federal criminal case against Donald Trump is new territory for the American republic. There are right ways and wrong ways for Democrats and the news media to handle this moment. Mehdi offers five suggestions on how to talk about Donald Trump, the federal defendant, as the case moves forward (more @ YouTube.com). ?! 




 

Meet the American Special Olympics athletes in Berlin l GMA

Jun 16, 2023 - Good Morning America - “GMA” co-anchor Robin Roberts is in Berlin for the Special Olympics and speaks with organization officials Tim Shriver and Loretta Claiborne about this year's games. (more @ YouTube.com/) ?!