by Erin Backus | May 9, 2019 | News
“We wanted to speak directly to Black women and the people who love them, about the challenges of motherhood and the many ways to get the support they need,” said Shuronda Robinson, president of Adisa Communications and member of the Black Mamas Community Collective’s...
by Erin Backus | Mar 12, 2019 | News
We had a successful press conference during Texas Legislative Black Caucus Summit at the State Capitol on Feb. 25. We were happy to see fellow BMCC members show up and support us as we highlighted the Black maternal health crisis and the solutions. From all of us at...
by Erin Backus | Mar 8, 2019 | News
“What brings me to this work is fairness. What brings me to this work is health equity.” Our founder, Dr. Michele Rountree served on a panel during the 6th Annual Women’s Health and Family Planning conference on the topic of maternal morbidity in...
by Erin Backus | Mar 1, 2019 | Events, News
This month’s Sister Circle is all about practicing different ways of self-care: How we can pour back into ourselves. We will practice a way of grounding ourselves to Mother Nature through the practice of “earthing”. We will practice meditation and so...
by Erin Backus | Feb 28, 2019 | News
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Dozens of women die from pregnancy or delivery complications every year across the state and black mothers are twice as likely to die than other women. According to 2012 data from the state’s task force on maternal mortality, about 28 black...
by Erin Backus | Feb 26, 2019 | News
Black Mamas Community Collective says, “We must do better.” by Alex Puente, The Austin Chronicle Roughly 700 women in the United States die each year from pregnancy-related complications, according to the Center for Disease Control. But black women, in particular,...
by Erin Backus | Feb 20, 2019 | News, Resources
A little exercise is proven to get your endorphins up, which helps increases your mood. Here are some fun exercises that moms can shake and groove to with your babies! Read here for more information for fun and exciting exercises moms can do.
by Erin Backus | Feb 11, 2019 | News
BMCC Leadership met on Saturday, Feb. 9 to share what has been accomplished, identify priorities going forward, and to celebrate our founder, Dr. Michele Rountree’s birthday!
by Erin Backus | Feb 2, 2019 | News
Fellow BMCC members Nakeenya Wilson and Jaymie Rivera-Clemente had their radio debut on 91.7 KOOP Radio earlier this month. Listen to their interview here!
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