Laboring in the lobby due to overcrowding, unattentive nurses during an induced labor, and being drug tested without consent are some of the disparities Black women experienced in New Orleans when delivering.
Alexis T. Reed
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I'm Alexis T. Reed and I’m a senior Interdisciplinary Studies student at the University of New Orleans (UNO) and a Benjamin A. Gilman Scholar. I recently completed a reporting fellowship at Lede New Orleans, and currently serve as a board member at the New Orleans Youth Alliance (NOYA), and a working group member for the New Orleans Youth Master Plan. My passion to improve the quality of life for Black New Orleanians drives the work I do because we deserve a lifetime in New Orleans, not #OneTimeInNewOrleans. This means that residents’ quality of life is more important than tourists’ quality of temporary stay.
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