Kimberly Seals Allers and Sheridan Blackwell For too long, the medical system has operated without transparency or any public accountability, particularly to Black women who are disproportionately dying in hospital settings during and after childbirth. Our back-end database, turns your … Continue reading →
Charis Thornton, Lady Power Inc. Charis Thornton is a wife, mother, activist, and the founder of Lady Power Inc. nonprofit. Her journey began with hearing her grandparents’ and parents’ experiences of prejudice and racism, especially within healthcare, then having traumatizing … Continue reading →
LaToya Shields, Council on Recovery LaToya Shields has been in the social services field for 20 years. LaToya holds a bachelor’s degree in social work and a master’s degree in public administration with a concentration in public policy and non-profit management. … Continue reading →
Afua Hassaine Afua Hassaine moved to Houston to pursue a career in midwifery. She graduated from the Houston School of Midwifery in 1984. Afua is the founder, owner and licensed midwife of The Birthing Place. The Birthing Place is the … Continue reading →
Catrice Harris, African American Midwifery History Catrice Harris: Doula, Childbirth Educator, Midwifery Student African American Midwifery History in recognition of Black History Month Catrice Harris is a mother and grandmother, who has been supporting families with childbirth education, labor and … Continue reading →
Andrea Freeman Andrea Freeman, author of Skimmed: Breastfeeding, Race and Injustice, is Professor at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law. Freeman writes and researches at the intersection of critical race theory and issues of food … Continue reading →
Marya Axner, Parenting Marya Axner has spent the past 30 years as an activist working against oppression of all kinds. Recently she has been working to address the climate emergency and ending societal divisions that hamper solving this challenge. She … Continue reading →
Linda Janet Holmes, Black Midwifery History Linda Janet Holmes is a writer, independent scholar, curator, and long-time women’s health activist. Her writing, including articles in medical journals and essays in feminist journals, has been pivotal in contributing to a resurgence … Continue reading →
Nneka Hall, Pregnancy Loss or Racial Injustices in Pregnancy? Nneka Hall is the mother of four. She is a whole-woman advocate who provides in-person and virtual support to women through any life phase. She is a maternal/fetal health advocate with … Continue reading →
Marya Axner, Talking to Children About Racism Marya Axner has spent the past 30 years as an activist working against oppression of all kinds and also working as parent educator. She speaks and leads workshops on the topic of anti-Semitism … Continue reading →