Billionaire MacKenzie Scott's Latest Donation Is $2M That She's Given To A Black Doula Nonprofit: 'We're Poised To Continue Transforming Maternal Health Outcomes' - Blavity

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Billionaire MacKenzie Scott's Latest Donation Is $2M That She's Given To A Black Doula Nonprofit: 'We're Poised To Continue Transforming Maternal Health Outcomes' - Blavity

Author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has continued to give monetary support to nonprofits making an impact in communities nationwide, and now, she has donated $2 million to a Black birthing center in Northeast Ohio.

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