I tell people, if you are angry and you get mad when you hear that somebody is pulled over because of the color of their skin, you should just be as--just as angry and offended that a person, especially a Black woman, is more likely to die at childbirth because of the color of her skin.
Pressley highlights the racial disparities in maternal health outcomes.
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