The Survival Gap: Black Women, Reproductive Control, and the Cost of Inequality (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798277668658)

The Survival Gap is a powerful, deeply human exploration of the long struggle Black women have faced in protecting their bodies, their choices, and their lives. Through moving storytelling, historical insight, and recent research, this book uncovers how reproductive policies, medical discrimination, and unequal systems continue to shape the health outcomes of Black women in America.

From forced control in the past to the modern-day maternal health crisis, The Survival Gap reveals the emotional, physical, and generational impact of inequality-and highlights the strength, resistance, and hope that continue to rise.

Across ten carefully crafted chapters, author ADI brings together history, lived experiences, recent data, community voices, and compassionate analysis to show why Black women remain at the center of one of America's most urgent public health crises.

This book is for:
✔ Readers interested in social justice
✔ Scholars of public health, women's studies, and race studies
✔ Activists, students, educators
✔ Anyone seeking to understand why the inequality gap still persists-and what can be done

Ultimately, The Survival Gap is not just a book.
It is a call for dignity, rights, and a future where every woman survives, thrives, and is heard.