MIBFN board, staff, and projects team members are all working to increase our understanding of our bias and privilege, awareness of root causes of inequity in human milk feeding, and ability to practice cultural humility. As we grow, our learning will become more intersectional, and so will the list of resources that are informing our efforts. If you feel inspired to lend your insights on these or additional resources, please email hello@mibreastfeeding.org.
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Conferences and Workshops
Black Maternal Health Conference
Doing Our Own Work by Allies for Change
Heart Soul Birth Pros Birth Doula Workshop
Indigemama: Ancestral Healing Course
The Melanated Birth Workshop + Challenge
The Sacred Fires of Birth Postpartum Planning Course
White Woman School by Mothering Justice
April 11-17, 2020: Black Maternal Health Week 2020 hosted by Black Mamas Matter Alliance
May 13-15, 2020: The 2nd Annual Motown Experience: Birth and Breastfeeding Conference
June 12-13, 2020: USBC National Breastfeeding Conference & Convening
June 30-July 2, 2020: Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere (ROSE): Virtual ROSE Summit 2020
July 20, 2020 (7-8 pm EST): Ibram X. Kendi on “How to Be an Antiracist”
Workbooks and Challenges
March 1-29: YWCA 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge
Live Webinars
Mama Talk Webinar by SisterSong
USBC Collective Impact Webinar Series
USBC Racial Equity Webinar Series
Recorded Webinars
Community Engagement Matters (Now More Than Ever)
Diversity and Inclusion: Walking the Talk
Healing Justice, Episode 14 with Kelly Germaine & Jardana Peacock
Healing in Family Systems During the Pandemic with Theda NewBreast and Terrance LaFromboise
How to Overcome our Biases? Walk Boldly Toward Them
In the Spirit of Homebirth: Modern Women, An Ancient Choice
Psychological Aspects of Cultural Differences
Race – the Power of an Illusion
Reproductive Justice: 101 Webinar
Systems Change with an Equity Lens: Community Interventions that Shift Power and Center Race
TED Talks: Social Justice Playlist
TED Talks: Difficult conversations
TED Talks: Dissecting cultures of hate
TED Talks: How do ideas travel
TED Talks: Allegories on race and racism
TED Talks: Color Blind or Color Brave
This is Why We ROOTT | Jessica Roach
Books & Articles
8 Steps Toward Building Indispensability (Instead of Disposability) Culture
A Black Women’s History of the United States
An Indigenous People’s History of the United States
An Open Letter to the Racists Who Cried White Tears Over the Honey Pot
Awake, to Work, to Woke: Building a Race Equity Culture
Battling Over Birth: Black Women and the Maternal Health Care Crisis
Beginning Journey: First Nations Pregnancy Resource
Black Breastfeeding after a History of Trauma
Black Mamas Matter Alliance: Black paper – Setting the Standard of Care of and for Black Women
Black Women Are Breastfeeding Less Than Any Other Group, But Why? A Pediatrician Weighs In
Black women often face an uphill climb with breastfeeding. Here’s how four moms are coping.
Breastfeeding gap widens between black and white U.S. babies
Breastfeeding While Black Comes With Many Challenges, & Too Little Support
Bypassing the White Spiritual Bypass
Childbirth Wisdom: From the World’s Oldest Societies
Compassionate Warrior Bootcamp for White Allies
Cultivating Food Justice: Race, Class, and Sustainability
Dismantling Racism – a Workbook for Social Change: How White Supremacy Shows Up In Non-Profits
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower
From Breastfeeding To Beyoncé, ‘Skimmed’ Tells A New Story About Black Motherhood
From White Racist to Anti Racist
Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE)
How to Survive The End of the World, The Apocalypse We Live In: State Violence and Repression
I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Built for Whiteness
Indigenous Experiences of Pregnancy and Birth
Is Slavery Why Black Women Aren’t Breastfeeding?
Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty
Legal Responsibilities of Non-Profit Boards, Third Edition
Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender, and Parenting
No Monster Will Keep You Safe at Night
Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good
Postpartum Healing Lodge Recipes
Racial disparities persist for breastfeeding moms. Here’s why.
Racial Microaggressions in Everyday Life
Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America
Removing Barriers to Breastfeeding: A Structural Race Analysis of First Food
Setting the Standard of Care of and for Black Women
Sister Song Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective: What is Reproductive Justice?
Skimmed: Breastfeeding, Race, and Injustice by Andrea Freeman
So You Want to Talk About Race: Ijeoma Oluo
The Big Letdown: How Medicine, Big Business, and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding
The Challenges of Breastfeeding as a Black Person
The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House
The Sugarcoated Language Of White Fragility
Understanding and Dismantling Racism: A Booklist for White Readers
What It’s Like to Be a Midwife or Doula Fighting Black Maternal Mortality
Why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Matter for Nonprofits
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
Why It’s Hard To Talk About Race to White People
Why It’s So Hard to Talk to White People About Racism
Women from ethnic minorities face endemic structural racism when seeking and accessing healthcare
Podcasts
Birth Story Podcast, Black Maternal Health
Black Breastfeeding with Miesha, the Nurse Milk
Center for Indigenous Midwifery Zoomcast
First Name Basis Podcast: Native American Voices Pt 1 and 2
The Code Switch Podcast, Episode 1: Can We Talk About Whiteness?
The Daily, A Life-or-Death Crisis for Black Mothers
The Stakes Podcast, Giving Birth While Black
Wet Nurse, Black Birth featuring The Black Midwife
Documentaries
Chocolate Milk: The Documentary Series