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North Carolina U.S. Rep Alma Adams: "Charles has led rallies, testified before Congress, lobbied lawmakers, and founded @4Kira4Moms in Kiras..."

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Alma Adams tweeted the following:

"Charles has led rallies, testified before Congress, lobbied lawmakers, and founded @4Kira4Moms in Kiras memory. The organizations mission is to "fight for improved maternal outcomes through advocacy and coalition building."
#BlackHistoryMonth #SayBlack"
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Here are other recent tweets from Alma Adams:

"On February 8, 2021, the Kira Johnson Act was reintroduced in Congress for the first time. The bill, part of the Black Maternal Health #Momnibus, honors the late Kira Johnson, who died in 2016 after giving birth to her second child.
#BlackHistoryMonth #SayBlack"
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"Black women are 3-4 times more likely to die in childbirth in the United States than white, non-Hispanic women. Kiras death, like as many as 80% of Black maternal deaths, was preventable.
Kiras widower, Charles Johnson, has made Black maternal health his lifes work."
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"Weve made a lot of progress over the past two years.
I promise you Ill continue to work with @HouseDemocrats and the Biden Administration to protect our progress, and to finish the job! twitter.com/potus/status/1"
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