Panel Discussion: Centering Black Mamas: The Right to Live and Thrive (Black Maternal Health Week 2020)

by | Apr 6, 2020

This year’s national theme for Black Maternal Health Week is “Centering Black Mamas:The Right to Live and Thrive”

Join a Black Mamas ATX panel in a discussion on how governmental systems, community and civic organizations, for-profit and non-profit organizations can work together to ensure that Black Mamas are protected and have a high-quality of life before, during, and after childbirth.

Panelists:

  • Nakeenya Wilson, Executive Director, Black Mamas ATX
  • Shannon Jones, former director of Austin Public Health
  • Dr. Lourdes Rodriguez, Director of Community-Driven Initiatives, a program through the Dell Medical School at UT Austin
  • Joyce James, LMSW-AP, CEO of Joyce James Consulting

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