'They Want Our Rhythm, Not Our Blues': California Woman Sues State Black Infant Health Program, Says She Was Turned Away Because She Wasn't Black

'They Want Our Rhythm, Not Our Blues': California Woman Sues State Black Infant Health Program, Says She Was Turned Away Because She Wasn't Black

A California woman is suing the Pasadena Public Health Department, its director, and two other government agencies after she was denied approval by the state’s Black Infant Health program. According to the Pacific Legal Foundation, a libertarian-leaning public interest law firm, the plaintiff, Erica Jimenez, was denied approval because she wasn’t Black. They added it violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and Title VI o…

'Not Every Resource Is Meant for You': Malynda Hale Slams White Woman's Lawsuit Against Black Maternal Health Program

Singer and activist Malynda Hale has slammed a discrimination lawsuit filed by a white woman challenging her exclusion from California’s Black Infant Health program. Hale says a legal complaint filed by Erica Jimenez against the California Department of Public Health, alleging racial discrimination after she was denied entry into the program while pregnant, is flawed. “This Is Not About Exclusion” In her widely shared Instagram video, Hale force…