Sughnen Yongo
![](https://pavementpieces.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/women-dancer-black-white-female-mom-mom-inspiring-pregnant-pregnant-motherhood-mama-pregnancy_t20_4ENbP2.jpg)
Special Report: Reporting Black America
Black doulas are challenging rampant healthcare disparity
These health disparities are mostly a substantial reflection of the inequalities experienced by Black women on an array of socioeconomic factors.
![](https://pavementpieces.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/liz.jpg)
Special Report: Reporting Black America
Elizabeth Wellington on “Choosing Blackness”
Wellington's racial reckoning can be traced back to a moment in time when she had likened a white actress on TV to her mother, expressing that they were both white women. At that moment, her mother, the older Wellington, gently took her hands and explained that although her skin tone was very light, she was a Black woman
Features•News
I have a Black son: Here is how I will explain the George Floyd verdict to him someday
I will encourage him to remain his authentic, true Black self.
![](https://pavementpieces.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/we-need-to-stand-up-to-injustice-our-black-brothers-and-sisters-have-suffered-way-too-much-for-way_t20_1nWGbO.jpg)
News
Derek Chauvin convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd
After a gut wrenching trial and 10 hours of deliberations, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, 45, was found guilty […]
Features•News
Racism in Healthcare: A Black woman’s childbirth story
In the United States, Black women are two to six times more likely to die from pregnancy complications than white women, depending on what part of the country they live in.
![](https://pavementpieces.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/91gW86BOECL._SL1500_.jpg)
Features
More Black women are choosing natural hair
The natural hair movement encourages Black women to embrace Black hair free from wigs, extensions, or chemicals that could cause damage to their natural hair roots in the long run.
![](https://pavementpieces.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/divorce.jpg)
Features•Multimedia•Video
Kim and Kanye call it quits
The headline making celebrity marriage is headed to divorce court.
![](https://pavementpieces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sale-discount-deal-browsing-device-digital-electronic-female-financial-information-internet-lifestyle_t20_gR9gdx.jpg)
Special Report: Shutdown: The Coronavirus
Black Friday’s Aftermath
This year, many retailers began to advertise those deals as early as October and offered many of them online, reflecting both the challenges that physical stores are facing and the sudden shift in how consumers prefer to shop.
![](https://pavementpieces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/presidential-candidate-joe-biden-is-seen-leaving-the-queen-theater-after-a-visit-in-wilmington-de_t20_ynxzQO.jpg)
Special Report: America Votes
Amid national tension and uncertainty, Joe Biden scores big in Michigan.
“After a long night of counting, it is clear that we are winning enough states to reach 270 votes to reach the presidency,” said Biden.
![](https://pavementpieces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/49952490952_5dbb19a105_c.jpg)
News•Politics
Race and social justice fuel some black men to vote
For many Black male voters, the upcoming election feels like a life or death issue.