Black Mamas Matter Alliance

Black Mamas Matter Alliance BMMA is a 501c3 org. & founders of & Fest The Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) is a Black women-led cross-sectoral alliance.

BMMA is a network of Black women-led organizations and professionals that work to ensure all Black Mamas have the rights, respect, and resources to thrive before, during, and after pregnancy. We center Black mamas to advocate, drive research, build power, and shift culture for Black maternal health, rights, and justice.

Happy Pride Month! This one is for Black trans families! During Black Maternal Health Week 2026 ( ), BMMA hosted Beyond ...
06/11/2026

Happy Pride Month! This one is for Black trans families!

During Black Maternal Health Week 2026 ( ), BMMA hosted Beyond the Binary: Black Trans Family Building in a World Not Built for US, a conversation that centered on the joy, chosen family, and lived experiences of Black trans and gender-expansive people navigating family building in systems not designed for them.

Khye Blue, Rise Osby, Dr. Shanéa Thomas, and Dr. Zelaika S. Hepworth Clarke brought wisdom, language, and truth to that room, and we are still sitting with them.

This Pride Month we are amplifying that conversation and recommitting to what we know to be true. Reproductive justice and birth justice are incomplete without centering Black trans and gender expansive people. Full stop!

Watch the full Beyond the Binary recording on BMMA's YouTube:
https://youtu.be/U3pb4Qz9i5A?si=n9gCY5ViAH7Ldr4c

06/06/2026

From Atlanta to Columbus to Macon and now Augusta and Albany. The Georgia Black Maternal Health Taskforce (GaBMHT) is not slowing down.

The GaBMHT, led by BMMA, Inc., is continuing its statewide engagement bringing together policymakers, providers, advocates, and community leaders around the policy priorities driving systems change for Black Mamas and families across Georgia.

Each gathering deepens the coalition and brings the conversation closer to the communities most impacted.

Two stops. Two opportunities to be in the room.

Augusta, GA | Monday, June 8, 2026 | 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Register at bit.ly/gabmhtaug

Albany, GA | Monday, June 15, 2026 | 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Register at bit.ly/gabmhtal

Registration and approval required on a rolling basis.

Atlanta, this one is for you!BMMA, Inc. is partnering with YWCA Greater Atlanta for Navigating Reproductive and Maternal...
06/05/2026

Atlanta, this one is for you!

BMMA, Inc. is partnering with YWCA Greater Atlanta for Navigating Reproductive and Maternal Health: Knowledge, Safety, and Self-Advocacy, a community conversation designed to equip mothers, families, and advocates with practical knowledge and tools to advocate for themselves before, during, and after pregnancy.

We are especially excited that BMMA’s own Stephanie Aristide, MPH, Policy and Advocacy Associate, will be moderating this conversation alongside an incredible lineup of speakers!

This event is free, open to all ages, includes lunch from a local caterer, and is being held in honor of Juneteenth. Come ready to learn, connect, and leave informed and empowered.

Register at: bit.ly/bmmaywca

💜Last month BMMA, Inc. was in Chicago, Illinois for NOVA: Black Repro Summit, the national summit and ecosystem hub ded...
06/04/2026

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Last month BMMA, Inc. was in Chicago, Illinois for NOVA: Black Repro Summit, the national summit and ecosystem hub dedicated to Black reproductive health, rights, and justice. Organized by Black Feminist Future, All Above All, I Be Black Girl, and New Voices for Reproductive Justice convened organizers, birth workers, advocates, and policy strategists from across the movement for two powerful days of learning, connection, and strategy.

BMMA team members attended the full conference including sessions on Black feminist pillars of power building, repair and accountability within the reproductive movement, and care-centered HR within nonprofit organizations. The gathering offered rich opportunities to deepen cross-movement relationships, connect with current and potential partners, and stay actively engaged in the broader reproductive justice policy landscape.

Showing up at NOVA is a natural extension of the space BMMA already leads within the Black Maternal Health Movement. The connections and learnings from this summit will continue to inform our work going forward.

Save the date because something significant is coming! The National Partnership for Women & Families, alongside BMMA and...
06/04/2026

Save the date because something significant is coming!

The National Partnership for Women & Families, alongside BMMA and MomsRising Utah is hosting the Listening to Mothers IV First Look on Tuesday, June 9 from 10AM to 12PM ET at the Kaiser Family Foundation Barbara Jordan Conference Center in Washington, DC.

Listening to Mothers is the largest and most comprehensive national survey of the views and lived experiences of mothers. This fourth edition surveyed 3,857 moms of infants and toddlers across the country over three years. On June 9, 2026 you can be among the first to hear the findings!

This is the kind of data that shapes policy, informs advocacy, and centers the voices of mothers in the conversations that matter most.
BMMA is proud to be a partner in this work.

RSVP at act.nationalpartnership.org/a/ltm-iv-launch.

05/29/2026

Black women use more personal care products and that is not by accident.

There is colorism, texturism, and the pressure to align with eurocentric beauty standards in workplaces and spaces that were never designed to welcome us as we are. We had to pass the CROWN Act just for Black women to wear their hair the way it grows out of their heads. Meanwhile, too many people have been subjecting themselves to toxic chemicals simply to be seen as acceptable.

That reality has consequences for Black maternal and perinatal health. It is exactly what Gabrielle Jones and Victoria Williams of Birthmark Doula Collective are diving deeper into on June 2.

Secure your spot at bit.ly/bmmalearn26.

Right to Know Part II: Solutions for Safer, Healthier Living builds on their powerful session from the 2025 Fall Perinatal Learning Series and goes further into the evidence, the solutions, and what birth workers and communities can do to protect Black Mamas from harmful exposures.

Continuing education credits are available for nurses and perinatal health professionals.

💜In February, BMMA traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada for the 2026 Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Meeting, a...
05/28/2026

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In February, BMMA traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada for the 2026 Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine Pregnancy Meeting, attending the CDC and SMFM Maternal Mortality Prevention Meeting, previously known as the Maternal Mortality Review Committees (MMRC) Meeting.

The gathering brought together researchers, clinicians, and public health professionals focused on turning maternal mortality data into action.

We connected with partners and stakeholders from across the country, heard the latest updates on CDC programs and maternal mortality data, and learned from partners who are working to translate that data into meaningful improvements in maternal health outcomes.

This kind of engagement is central to BMMA’s research and evaluation work and our broader mission to advance Black maternal health outcomes and reduce inequities in maternal care.

05/26/2026

Birth workers are not just in the delivery room. They are in the home, in the community, in the trusted spaces where families feel safe asking the questions they cannot ask anywhere else.

Increasingly that means navigating climate: wildfire smoke days, heat waves, power outages, evacuation scenarios and more. These are not abstract climate conversations, they are the reality for pregnant people who cannot breathe clean air, parents who cannot keep their homes below 90 degrees during a heat wave, and families who lose everything in a flood and still have a newborn to care for.

This is why integrating climate awareness into birth work is essential as mentioned by Dr. Yakubu in the Fall 2025 Perinatal Learning Series.

On May 27 at 2PM ET, Rooted in Action: Birthworkers on the Frontlines of Climate and Reproductive Justice goes deeper into exactly this. Community-driven models from Sierra Leone and Oregon showing what it looks like when birth workers lead the way at the intersection of climate resilience and birth justice.

Secure your spot at bit.ly/bmmalearn26.

The goal was set and our Justice and Joy Captains did not just meet it. They surpassed it!Together our Justice and Joy W...
05/26/2026

The goal was set and our Justice and Joy Captains did not just meet it. They surpassed it!

Together our Justice and Joy Walk Teams raised $2,656 for Black maternal health during Black Maternal Health Week 2026 ( ). Every dollar is an investment in BMMA’s year-round work advancing Black maternal health through policy and advocacy, community building, strengthening the workforce, advancing research and evaluation, and solutions that center Black Mamas and birthing people.

To every captain who stepped up, every donor who gave, and every person who shared a team page or encouraged someone else to give, THANK YOU. This is what collective action looks like and it does not stop when the week ends.

Support BMMA’s ongoing work at blackmamasmatter.org/donate

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