Black Birth Justice

09/05/2026

🌸 Another Doula Training in the books! 🌸

There is something powerful about a room full of people choosing to learn, serve, and show up for families during one of the most transformative seasons of their lives.

This weekend, we welcomed aspiring and passionate doulas for an impactful training focused on knowledge, advocacy, hands-on learning, and compassionate support.

Training doulas is one of the ways we invest directly in our community and build a stronger network of support for birthing families.

To every new doula who showed up ready to learn: welcome to the work.

Your presence matters.

Your voice matters.

The families you will serve matter. ✨

We’re proud of you and excited to see the impact you’ll make!

08/29/2026

Dads deserve to be supported, educated, and equipped, too. 💙

This weekend, we successfully hosted our Doulo Class — a male- and dad-centered doula training designed to equip men with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to show up for their partners and families before, during, and after birth.

We talked. We learned. We participated. We asked the hard questions. And most importantly, we created space for men to understand that their presence matters.

Because being a supportive father and partner during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum is more than just “being there.” It’s knowing what to do, how to advocate, how to listen, and how to provide meaningful support.

We’re proud of every dad who showed up ready to learn and committed to becoming an even stronger support system for his family. 👏🏾

This is what community care looks like. This is what involved fatherhood looks like. And this is just the beginning.

06/12/2026

🎬✨ YOU'RE INVITED ✨🎬

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of truth, storytelling, and community.

🗓 Sunday, June 14

⏰ 3:00 PM

📍 Speed Museum Theater

The Kentucky Black Film Association, Ed Hamilton Studio & Visitors Center and Black Birth Justice proudly present a special screening of Listen to Me.

Directed by Stephanie Etienne and Kanika Harris, Listen to Me is a powerful documentary that centers the voices, experiences, and realities of Black women and birthing people. Through intimate storytelling, the film explores birth, healthcare, advocacy, and the strength of community in the face of ongoing maternal health disparities.

This is more than a film screening, it's an opportunity to listen, learn, reflect, and engage in critical conversations about birth justice and reproductive equity.

🎟 Mark your calendars, invite your village, and join us as we amplify stories that deserve to be heard.

Learn more about the documentary: https://www.listentomedoc.com/

06/10/2026

🎬✨ YOU'RE INVITED ✨🎬

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of truth, storytelling, and community.

🗓 Sunday, June 14

⏰ 3:00 PM

📍 Speed Museum Theater

The Kentucky Black Film Association, Ed Hamilton Studio & Visitors Center and Black Birth Justice proudly present a special screening of Listen to Me.

Directed by Stephanie Etienne and Kanika Harris, Listen to Me is a powerful documentary that centers the voices, experiences, and realities of Black women and birthing people. Through intimate storytelling, the film explores birth, healthcare, advocacy, and the strength of community in the face of ongoing maternal health disparities.

This is more than a film screening, it's an opportunity to listen, learn, reflect, and engage in critical conversations about birth justice and reproductive equity.

🎟 Mark your calendars, invite your village, and join us as we amplify stories that deserve to be heard.

Learn more about the documentary: https://www.listentomedoc.com/

Explore the 'Listen to Me' Documentary as it amplifies Black maternal voices through film, storytelling, and advocacy.

06/05/2026

✨ Restored. Empowered. Reimagined. ✨

Black Birth Justice had the honor of attending Leadership Reimagined in New Orleans.

As leaders, advocates, and changemakers, we spend so much of our time pouring into our communities, supporting families, and advancing reproductive justice. Leadership Reimagined reminded us that leaders need spaces to be nurtured, supported, and poured into as well.

Through transformative peer coaching, meaningful conversations, and phenomenal facilitators, we gained new tools, fresh perspectives, and a renewed sense of purpose. We arrived excited and curious. We left feeling restored, empowered, and ready to continue the work with even greater intention.

Thank you to the Ms. Foundation for Women for investing in leaders and organizations committed to creating lasting change. We carry these lessons, connections, and inspiration back to Louisville and into every family and community we serve.

🖤

06/04/2026

🎬✨ YOU'RE INVITED ✨🎬

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of truth, storytelling, and community.

🗓 Sunday, June 14
⏰ 3:00 PM
📍 Speed Museum Theater

The Kentucky Black Film Association, Ed Hamilton Studio & Visitors Center and Black Birth Justice proudly present a special screening of Listen to Me.

Directed by Stephanie Etienne and Kanika Harris, Listen to Me is a powerful documentary that centers the voices, experiences, and realities of Black women and birthing people. Through intimate storytelling, the film explores birth, healthcare, advocacy, and the strength of community in the face of ongoing maternal health disparities.

This is more than a film screening, it's an opportunity to listen, learn, reflect, and engage in critical conversations about birth justice and reproductive equity.

🎟 Mark your calendars, invite your village, and join us as we amplify stories that deserve to be heard.

Learn more about the documentary: https://www.listentomedoc.com/

05/14/2026

“In every language, every village, every heartbeat — motherhood is sacred.”

We are excited for the change we've made in ghana with the Maternal Aid Program , MAP with 🍼🚼

04/25/2026

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Way to go to our newest Doulos!!! We loved seeing one of our own trained doulas facilitate the class. She rocked it 💪🏾 Go Legacy ! Thank you to our amazing trainees that came ready to learn and expand. Do amazing things in the community. 💜💜