Black Women Advocacy

Pennsylvania continues to face a maternal health crisis, and Black women and birthing people bear the greatest burden. Black women in Pennsylvania are nearly three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women. These deaths are not driven by biology or individual behavior, but by systemic failures: delayed care, implicit bias, lack of culturally responsive providers, gaps in postpartum support, and economic and social stressors that compound health

Across the United States, unemployment continues to hit Black communities harder than the general population. While the national unemployment rate remains around 4–4.5%, unemployment for Black Americans is nearly double that, hovering around 7–7.5%. Black women leading in policy spaces. But within those numbers is an even more troubling story. Black women are experiencing one of the sharpest employment setbacks in recent years. In 2025 alone: Black women lost approximately