All Rise: What The Constitution Greens to Me

All Rise is quickly becoming one of my favorite shows as it is about a black female judge, Lola, who applies justice from both her heart and the rule book.

The episode What the Constitution Greens to Me (Air Date:  01/06/2020) included a story line about an African American mother who died shortly after her son was born. The doctor who cared for her was charged with murder because she had told him there was a problem and asked for additional tests to be run and he ignored her. His nurse said that he said he couldn’t believe the mother had the audacity to question his judgement.

Unfortunately, although this story was fictional, the story is not as there have been many instances of African American women, including Beyonce and Serena Williams, experiencing life threatening situations in childbirth that are exacerbated by racial bias.

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Raine Shakti

Raine Shakti believes in living her life cairn by cairn and in helping others learn to do the same. Her day job is in the training and communications field and her best professional experiences are when she is able to empower people. She has spent the last few years reclaiming her life and her inner warrior. Part of this journey was becoming an ordained priestess with the Fellowship of Isis. Her Matron deities are Nephthys who has helped her become a true virgin woman, the Morrigan who has taught her what it means to be sovereign, and Yemaya who has taught her the strength in having a loving heart.

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