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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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)
I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Built for Whiteness
Indigenous Experiences of Pregnancy and Birth
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
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
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
What It’s Like to Be a Midwife or Doula Fighting Black Maternal Mortality
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?
Why It’s Hard To Talk About Race to White People
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