Writing & Features

BYLINES

• Race Isn’t a Risk Factor in Maternal Health. Racism Is. // Rewire.News
• Setting the Standard for Holistic Care of and for Black Women // Black Mamas Matter Alliance
• Reproductive Justice for Black Women, Latinas, More Critical Than Ever // The Root
• The Black Maternal Mortality Rate in the US Is an International Crisis // The Root
• Black Mothers are Dying and that Hurts Black Babies // BK Nation
• Women of Color and Aging // BK Nation
• Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnancy // BK Nation
• Women of Color and Breast Cancer // BK Nation

FEATURES

• Death by Delivery // Fusion TV
• Medicaid Finds Opportune Time to Offer Birth Control: Right After Birth // New York Times
• New York State Senate Passes Legislation to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes // Center for Reproductive Rights
• READ: Why Naming 'Race' As The Factor Behind Black Women's High Rates of Maternal Mortality Is Counterproductive // COLORLINES
• Could Increasing the Number of Black Health-Care Providers Fix Our Maternal Health Problem? // Rewire.News
• Black Kos, Week In Review // Daily Kos

AWARDS

• Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust Award, 2006
• Tulane Xavier Center for Excellence in Women’s Health Award
• New Orleans Freedom's Sister! Award, Ford Motor Company
• Isadore Dyer, M.D. Award for Teaching Excellence