Malpractice Lawsuits for Preventable Black Maternal and Infant Death
Systems protect themselves, especially the medical system. I am aware of the ways in which health care providers and hospital systems...
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Jun 271 min read
Walking Papers
Good times were had. But, I'll be employed again soon enough you raggedy bitches!
Jun 5, 20233 min read
2022 Scholars Retreat in Barbados
In 2022, Pivotal Ventures funded a group of doctoral students to learn and grow together through a retreat experience as part of their...
Apr 1, 20235 min read
My Day at the Mothers of Gynecology Park
I almost couldn't believe I was blessed to have this intimate moment with the creative mind behind The Mothers of Gynecology Park in...
May 23, 20222 min read
Clubhouse Misogynoir and the Baby Daddy Brigade
I wasn't aware that there were so many Black men who would openly trash Black women for being whole.
Apr 25, 20223 min read
Babies are a power move
I am weaponizing my yoni against systems of oppression and unworthy sperm donors.
Mar 14, 20222 min read
The Christian Repro Justice Warrior
God's will is the liberation of Black people, with human rights and Reproductive Justice.
Sep 8, 20212 min read
2021 Sociology Conferences
This was my first year on the sociology conference cycle! I am so pumped. My first conference year at the American Public Health...
May 10, 20211 min read
Aspen Institute & the Big Ideas
The Aspen Health Strategy Group recently released Reversing the U.S. Maternal Mortality Crisis, a new report that explores how to tackle...
May 10, 20211 min read
"The Cycle to Respectful Care"
I am excited about this piece because it is my very first, first-authored, peer-reviewed academic manuscript to be published! I learned a...
Apr 18, 20211 min read
Respectful Maternity Care: Shifting Medical Education And Practice Toward An Anti-Racist Framework
It is always an honor to write with my teammates. Find the original post from Health Affairs Blog, here! "Respectful maternity care is a...
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...
Nov 17, 20201 min read
"Birth Equity in Community" with The Opt-In
The Opt-In podcast with Aurora + Kelly is about culture shift and the transformative process to equity and wellness. Episode 34"Birth...
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...
May 21, 20183 min read
Bigger state Earned Income Tax Credits linked to healthier babies
Boosting the size of the state credit to 10 percent could have tangible positive effects on the lives of nearly 200 children born each...
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