Our Mission
Black Mamas Matter Alliance 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.
Our Vision
We envision a world where Black mamas have the rights, respect, and resources to thrive before, during, and after pregnancy.
Our Goals
- Change Policy: Introduce and advance policy grounded in the human rights framework that addresses Black maternal health inequity and improves Black maternal health outcomes
- Cultivate Research: Leverage the talent and knowledge that exists in Black communities and cultivate innovative research methods to inform the policy agenda to improve Black maternal health
- Advance Care for Black Mamas: Explore, introduce, and enhance holistic and comprehensive approaches to Black mamas’ care
- Shift Culture: Redirect and reframe the conversation on Black maternal health and amplify the voices of Black mamas
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Studio Zewde
Studio Zewde is a landscape architecture, urban design, and public art practice based in Harlem, New York City. Named to the Architectural Digest AD100 and a 2021 Emerging Voice by the Architectural League of New York, the studio’s work is lauded for its design...
Studio Zewde
Studio Zewde is a landscape architecture, urban design, and public art practice based in Harlem, New York City. Named to the Architectural Digest AD100 and a 2021 Emerging Voice by the Architectural League of New York, the studio’s work is lauded for its design...
Nina Simone
NINA SIMONE WAS born Eunice Kathleen Waymon on Feb. 21, 1933, in the 660-square-foot house at 30 East Livingston Street. Simone’s mother was an ordained minister and domestic worker; her father ran his own dry-cleaning business and worked as a handyman. Modest though...
Step Up
WHAT WE DO Mentorship Step Up believes mentorship is the key toward a world where all girls have the opportunity to pursue their dreams of success. Our Approach Step Up creates and implements impactful virtual and in-person mentorship programs open to girls, young...
