At the start of her pregnancy with her now 10-month-old daughter, Marica Lowe was consumed by fear. She was so worried for her safety and that of her unborn baby that she holed up in her bedroom most ...

It is 8:55 on a beautiful, sun-dappled Tuesday morning in Southwest Atlanta. In the hush of morning light, a group of Black women — ranging from their 50s to their 80s — gather in a circle to stretch, ...