Police Killings of Unarmed Black Americans May Affect Health of Black Infants

Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice—these are just a few of the unarmed African Americans killed by police officers in the past few years. Such incidents not only cause incalculable suffering in affected families but also have long-term impacts on communities’ overall well-being. Now a new study finds that such events are associated with negative health outcomes among unborn black infants.