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PBS NewsHour, Colorado Project Teaches Job, Life Skills to Help Women Combat Poverty, December 17, 2008
presented by Ray Suarez, 1946-; produced by Public Broadcasting Service, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: MacNeil-Lehrer Productions, 2008), 8 mins
Armed with $500 worth of beans, two women founded a non-profit group in Denver to empower impoverished women by teaching them workplace skills and providing jobs to the chronically homeless and unemployed.
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presented by Ray Suarez, 1946-; produced by Public Broadcasting Service, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: MacNeil-Lehrer Productions, 2008), 8 mins
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Armed with $500 worth of beans, two women founded a non-profit group in Denver to empower impoverished women by teaching them workplace skills and providing jobs to the chronically homeless and unemployed.
Field of Study
Women's Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Public Broadcasting Service
Author / Creator
Ray Suarez, 1946-
Date Published / Released
2008-12-17
Publisher
MacNeil-Lehrer Productions
Series
PBS NewsHour
Topic / Theme
Business enterprises, Women, Business & Economics
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2008 by Macneil-Lehrer Productions
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PBS NewsHour, Memphis Midwives Work to Address Racial Disparities in Care
produced by NewsHour Productions, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2018), 10 mins
More women in America die from pregnancy-related complications than in any other developed country in the world, and black women are most affected. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano reports on one clinic in Memphis, Tennessee, where midwives are working to facilitate better outcomes by bringing holistic care t...
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produced by NewsHour Productions, in PBS NewsHour (Arlington, VA: NewsHour Productions, 2018), 10 mins
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More women in America die from pregnancy-related complications than in any other developed country in the world, and black women are most affected. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano reports on one clinic in Memphis, Tennessee, where midwives are working to facilitate better outcomes by bringing holistic care to women of color. This is part of an ongoing series of reports called “Chasing the Dream,” which reports on poverty and opportunity...
More women in America die from pregnancy-related complications than in any other developed country in the world, and black women are most affected. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano reports on one clinic in Memphis, Tennessee, where midwives are working to facilitate better outcomes by bringing holistic care to women of color. This is part of an ongoing series of reports called “Chasing the Dream,” which reports on poverty and opportunity in America.
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Field of Study
Health Policy
Content Type
News story
Contributor
NewsHour Productions
Date Published / Released
2018
Publisher
NewsHour Productions
Series
PBS NewsHour
Topic / Theme
Women's health issues
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2018 NewsHour Productions LLC
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