<p>African-American women in Mississippi have learned all too well how unlikely it is that all their maternity health needs will be addressed. Fortunately, as Sydney Asowata reports, they are beginning to advocate more effectively for themselves. Produced by Aaliyah Granderson.

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African-American women in Mississippi have learned all too well how unlikely it is that all their maternity health needs will be addressed. Fortunately, as Sydney Asowata reports, they are beginning to advocate more effectively for themselves. Produced by Aaliyah Granderson.

Protecting Black Mothers and Mississippi's Future

You can't understand the world unless you understand Mississippi. People here experience all the joys and pains everyone does, but with a statewide population of just three million, everything is much, much more personal. The students who record Real Mississippi take you behind the magnolia curtain so you can understand the people who make Mississippi, Mississippi.

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