I'm starting this year the way I finished last year; thinking about Erica Garner and her baby.
In reading about the hows-and-whys of her death, I read that Erica had a heart attack not long after giving birth. This is not the heart attack that killed her, but another one. So when I say that Erica's death should be counted in the Black maternal mortality statistics, I mean it.
Remember the old cliche "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger"? Research shows that this is not true, especially for Black people-and Black women in particular.
What doesn't break us outwardly, breaks us inwardly. In short...white supremacy/racism kills.
I'm out of words for now.
