Advancing Black Maternal Health, Rights & Justice
The Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) is a Black women-led cross-sectoral alliance. We center Black mamas to advocate, drive research, build power, and shift culture for Black maternal health, rights, and justice.
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The #BMHC22 Impact Report is out now! Find highlights from our third Black Maternal Health Conference and Training Institute™. This year’s conference was a smashing success! Learn more about it and more in our latest e-blast ow.ly/640Z50M5XhB pic.twitter.com/cI9ww4BLPT
RT @ABetterBalance .@BlkMamasMatter and A Better Balance wrote to @SenSchumer sharing the firsthand experiences of Black workers & maternal health providers to highlight how the PWFA will advance racial justice and support Black maternal health: abetterbalance.org/resources/…
RT @ABetterBalance 100+ orgs including @ACLU, @USChamber, @nwlc, @NPWF, @MarchofDimes, @MomsRising, @NatWICAssoc, @NETWORKLobby, @NCJW, @HMHBGeorgia, @FmlyValuesWork, @NelpNews, @AFLCIO, @BlkMamasMatter, @mujerxsrising, @NationalNOW, @AAUW & more are calling for the PWFA: abetterbalance.org/resources/…
RT @BMHCaucus The United States is facing a maternal health crisis - and the #Momnibus is the solution to the crisis. It's time to pass this evidence-based, life-saving legislation! twitter.com/commonwealthfn…
RT @BlackWomensBP Prolific, Trailblazing, Black Feminist and Icon Dorothy Pitman Hughes Leaves Formidable Legacy Behind for Black Women #RestInPower On December 1, 2022, Black Feminist Icon Dorothy Pitman Hughes, transitioned in her home to blaze the ancestral trail. We honor her. pic.twitter.com/34GXJdz7iy
RT @marclamonthill I understand frustration. My issue is the underlying race and gender politics of their complaints. Every day, Black women are ignored, disrespected, arrested, and denied proper treatment in ways that lead to avoidable illness and premature death. twitter.com/0pencode/statu…
RT @marclamonthill This TikTok video of the nurses demonstrates why hospitals, and particularly labor and delivery sections, are incredibly dangerous spaces for Black people. For Black child bearing people, these spaces frequently blame, shame, criminalize, and kill. They do not see our humanity.
RT @blkfemfuture Finally, BG is FREE! 🥳 We are overjoyed to finally #BringBrittneyHome. Let's keep building to get us all free. Learn more about the work BFF does by visiting bit.ly/blackfemfuture! pic.twitter.com/8alekPPDXj