San Antonio’s Black History Film Series screening documentary HIGH RISK for free this Friday

Scheduled to screen for free this Friday, the documentary HIGH RISK explores natural methods, life-saving strategies and best practices proven to help Black mothers advocate for themselves and protect their health — from prenatal to postpartum care — against medical racism.

The maternal mortality rate of Black women in the U.S. is more than three times higher than that of other racial and ethnic groups — and worse, it continues to rise: 50.3 deaths per 100,000 live births, compared to 14.5 for white women, 12.4 for Hispanic women and 10.7 for Asian women, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

The film’s producer and writer, Nicole Carr, is a reproductive-justice advocate and professor of African American literature at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. In her 10-plus years of educational service, Carr has provided diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) consultations for educational agencies across Texas and helped redesign curricula focused on African American literature and history.

After the film, which will screen at the Little Carver Civic Center, stick around for a live panel discussion including Carr, executive producer and director Born Logic Allah and Zita Powell, co-chair of African American Health Disparities.

Admission is free, but online registration is required. The screening is presented as part of the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum’s Black History Film Series.

Free, 5:30 p.m., Little Carver Civic Center, 226 N. Hackberry St., (210) 724-3350, saaacam.org.

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