Category: Racial Bias (Media)

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.