A new study of all live births and jail incarcerations in New York City from 2010-2016 has found that births exposed to paternal jail incarceration during gestation were associated with 58% to over 200% higher odds of adverse outcomes than unexposed births, including increased odds of late preterm birth, low birthweight, small for gestational age (SGA), and Neonatal Intensive
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SunStar File May 21, 2021 CENTRAL Visayas had the highest reported cases of violence against women and children (VAWC) in the country in 2019 at 3,186, according to data from the Commission on Population and Development (Popcom) 7 based on the 2019 Annual Report on Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RPRH) Act of 2012.
Reported VAWC cases in the region’s cities and provinces also significantly increased from 2018, when there were only 1,633 cases.
The National Capital Region ranked second highest with a total of 1,554 reported VAWC cases in 2019, which is lower than the 1,731 reported cases in the region in 2018.
VAWC CASES IN REGION 7
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SOURCE: 2019 ANNUAL REPORT ON RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACT OF 2012
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May 19, 2021 10:14 PM EDT
(Photo : Pixabay/OrnaW) One hundred seventy-year-old Viola Fletcher was seven years old when she served as a witness to one of most heinous acts of racial violence the United States has seen. Historians now believe there were as many as 300 people fatalities.
One hundred seventeen-year-old Viola Fletcher was seven years old when she served as a witness to one of the most heinous acts of racial violence the United States has seen. A mad White mob ran amok in the Greenwood District of Tulsa in Oklahoma. Hundreds of Black people were reportedly killed, leaving her thriving neighborhood in ashes in 1921.
I have lived through the massacre every day : Tulsa race massacre survivors testify before House committee By Zak Hudak
Updated on: May 19, 2021 / 1:34 PM / CBS News
Washington The last known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre are calling on Congress to consider paying reparations for the continued damage done to their Oklahoma community.
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties on Wednesday heard testimony from three centenarians about a violent mob s riot 100 years ago through the thriving Tulsa neighborhood of Greenwood, known at the time as Black Wall Street. I still see Black men being shot, black bodies lying in the street. I still smell smoke and see fire. I still see Black businesses being burned. I still hear airplanes flying overhead. I hear the screams, said Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the event. I have lived through the massacre every day.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -
The last known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre are calling on Congress to consider paying reparations for the continued damage done to their Oklahoma community.
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties on Wednesday heard testimony from three centenarians about a violent mob s riot 100 years ago through the thriving Tulsa neighborhood of Greenwood, known at the time as Black Wall Street. I still see Black men being shot, black bodies lying in the street. I still smell smoke and see fire. I still see Black businesses being burned. I still hear airplanes flying overhead. I hear the screams, said Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the event. I have lived through the massacre every day.