BMBFA Receives Support from the DMC Foundation

Posted on March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 by Kiddada Green

Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association Celebrates World Doula Week by Announcing Program Expansion BMBFA Receives Support from the DMC Foundation Contact Information Avonlea Rickerson AvonleaR@BMBFA.org (313)688-4056 (Black PR Wire) DETROIT, MI, March 25, 2021— The Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association (BMBFA) is proud to announce it has received a $37,000 grant from the DMC Foundation. BMBFA is …

An Intergenerational Black Infant Feeding Story

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Kiddada Green

An Intergenerational Black Infant Feeding Story (cross-post at Future of Personal Health.) Author and Interviewer: Kiddada Green, Founding Executive Director, Black Mothers Breastfeeding Association and Detroit native. This is an intergenerational infant feeding story of a mother and daughter; Desiree Newkirk and Malikah Garner, both natives of Detroit, MI. The interview unravels a system that has …

Overcoming Obstacles As A Covid-19 Era Community-based Doula

Posted on August 31, 2020August 25, 2020 by Latasha Holly

Ghost Written By: Gatini Tinsley as told by Ashli Burney This year Black Breastfeeding Week aims to Revive, Restore and Reclaim, a heavy call for Black moms to fulfill in 2020. It has undoubtedly become one of the most challenging years as black moms face breastfeeding, giving birth and raising children amid a global pandemic …

The Transformative Power Of Breastfeeding

Posted on August 30, 2020September 1, 2020 by Latasha Holly

By Malikah Garner Recently, I had a conversation about all of the obstacles and various experiences I encountered in my breastfeeding journey. I breastfed as a stay at home mom, while working from home and latched exclusively for the first 6 months. When I transitioned to working outside the home, I pumped and hand expressed …