Black Femicide and God's Grace
Since 2020, Black women and girls in the US are four times more likely to die by violence than White or Hispanic women.
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Nov 11, 20231 min read
WCNSF- a Gaza Conflict Haiku Flow
Wounded Child No Surviving Family - a Gaza Conflict Haiku Flow
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...
Jun 13, 20222 min read
Some of Y'all Christians are Fake AF, A Research Study
I am curious what would happen if we conduct a mixed methods research study of Christians...
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.
Apr 18, 20221 min read
Recruitment Begins | Are you an RJ-aligned leader?
This study seeks to explore and describe the perspectives of reproductive justice-aligned leaders. I'm recruiting.
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.
Jan 13, 20221 min read
Abortion Prayer
In solidarity with the women of Texas, and all who could lose access to healthcare, I am sharing this prayer. I had an abortion in 2009....
Dec 30, 20211 min read
How COVID-19 is like Genital Herpes
The respiratory infection, Covid-19, is a lot like the sexually transmitted infection, genital herpes. Let me count the ways- No one...
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...
Jul 20, 20212 min read
Review: How We Get Free
I am beginning a series of critical reviews and abstracts of books on my shelf. How We Get Free was a title I picked up about 2 years ago...
Jul 20, 20212 min read
Review: Reproductive Justice
This title was in my hands as soon as I saw it, about 4 years ago. My colleagues and elders began to educate me, so I was immersed...
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...
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...
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