Maternal care utilization and provision during the COVID-19 pandemic: Voices from minoritized pregnant and postpartum women and maternal care providers in Deep South. by Ran Zhang, Tiffany Byrd, Shan Qiao, Myriam E Torres, Xiaoming Li, Jihong Liu

“…Guided by a socioecological framework, this study aims to investigate the experiences of African American and Hispanic pregnant and postpartum women, as well as MCPs, in accessing and providing maternal care services during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Deep South.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted semi-structured interviews with 19 African American women, 20 Hispanic women, and 9 MCPs between January and August 2022. …”
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Re‑Constructing and Celebrating the Louisiana Purchase in New Orleans by Jean‑Pierre Le Glaunec

“…L’auteur s'est intéressé aux formes de célébrations/commémorations du bicentennaire de l’Achat de la Louisiane (1803) suite à un séjour de deux ans à l’Université de Tulane. Chercheur au Deep South Regional Humanities Center, il a participé sous la direction du Professeur Sylvia Frey à la création d’un CD-ROM (Louisiana State University, 2003) retraçant les mécanismes historiques, économiques, sociaux et culturels ayant précédés, accompagnés et suivis l’Achat de la Louisiane.Ce texte est issu d'une communication au colloque « Stemming the Mississippi » organisé par l’Institut Charles V de l’Université Paris 7. …”
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Do The Facts of Voting Rights Support Chief Justice Roberts’s Opinion in Shelby County? by Morgan Kousser

“…Initially passed in 1965, Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act required “covered jurisdictions,” at first in the Deep South and later extended to Texas, Arizona, Alaska, and certain counties and townships in other states, to “pre-clear” any changes in their election laws with the Justice Department or the District Court of the District of Columbia before putting them into effect. …”
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