Two neighborhoods near each other in the city of Boston provide a sharp contrast in health disparities. In the Back Bay, average life expectancy is 92 years. About two miles away, in Nubian Square, the average is 23 fewer: 69 years. One neighborhood is predominantly white, the other Black.
Race also impacts the relative safety of mothers giving birth. A recent state Department of Public Health report revealed that non-Hispanic Black residents experience the highest rates of maternal morbidity —…
