The Legacy of the Black Birth Worker
Having a birth worker are trending in certain socio-economic classes and natural births are making a comeback among the privileged. But the truth is that there is a long, proud legacy of birth work rooted in the African American community that grew out of the rural south and was inherited from Africa. It’s these ancestors who have literally helped birth America and as we remember and celebrate their legacy, birthing People of Color are reclaiming these traditions for ourselves.
Black Medical Excellence Then, Now, and Forever
Regardless of what month it is, Black history is always worth celebrating. History is a living thing that mostly has been written and rewritten by those with privilege and power. Especially in the field of medicine, we deserve to know, celebrate, and have a place in writing our own history of Black excellence, which is why we’ve put together a quick overview of the way in which people of the African diaspora have always been, continue to be, and will forever be innovators in the field of medicine and healthcare.