Today, Harris County, Texas, which includes Houston, is one of the most dangerous places in the country for Black women to give birth. No credential, income level, or professional title can override a healthcare system that remains indifferent to whether Black women live or die. And it requires reproductive justice movements to return to their roots by centering Black women’s survival as non-negotiable. What remains unresolved is whether Texas, and this country, are willing to confront the truth that Black maternal death is not an accident. SEE ALSO:Understanding The Black Maternal Health CrisisRFLC Wants To End The Black Maternal Mortality CrisisI Was Born In Houston, Gave Birth There, And Almost Died There was originally published on newsone.com