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Apr 18, 20212 min read
What is Womanism?
Acknowledging my friend, sister and colleague, Nia Mitchell who taught me about Womanism. She said, "The Womanism I reference is the...
Mar 31, 20211 min read
Pregnancy Paternalism Has Put Black Mamas At Risk In Vaccine Rollout
Thank you Madame Noire for the opportunity to talk about inequities in this COVID-19 vaccine roll campaign. My commitment to reproductive...
Mar 31, 20213 min read
The Research Doula
I am the Research Doula. The title came to me during a postpartum doula training. I took my first doula training in 2018, and it changed...
Jan 13, 20211 min read
Birth Equity Requires Hard Truths and New Leadership
"Birth equity calls upon us to uniformly identify racism as a root cause of inequities, commit to anti-racism, and enthusiastically...
Oct 31, 20205 min read
HIVE Leadership Development Program
The "Fire Walk" was the culminating end to the HIVE program. I wrote from my heart, and my sisters celebrated with me on the other side...
Aug 27, 20201 min read
Let's Talk About Black Women and Breastfeeding
Essence's online platform celebrated #BlackBreastfeedingWeek by inviting Milky Mama, LLC, Asaiah Harville, and I to a discussion...
May 10, 20203 min read
The Policing Of Black Motherhood In A Nation We Were Never Meant To Survive Free
BLACK WOMEN ARE HYPER-VIGILANT ABOUT WHO IS WATCHING US OR POISED TO HARM OUR CHILDREN, AND IT IS EXHAUSTING. BUT NEW WORLDS ARE...
Apr 16, 20203 min read
White Supremacy Is A Risk Factor For Black Maternal And COVID-19 Deaths
THE ELEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR BLAME IS PREVALENT IN BLACK MATERNAL HEALTH AND COVID-19 ALIKE. See original in Essence Black Maternal...
Apr 10, 20192 min read
Contraception Is Not A Remedy For Poverty
BLACK MAMAS SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT, RESPECT, AND RESOURCES TO THRIVE BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER PREGNANCY. See original in Essence Margot...
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