It’s Black Breastfeeding Week! Join us for an amazing interview with Miesha, The Nurse Milk! You will learn so much about the history behind Black Breastfeeding. Don’t miss this!
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Things we talked about:
Who is the Nurse Milk? [5:28]
How did becoming a parent affect being a nurse? [7:18]
Systemic racism…the health care system…[9:40]
Forcing change/ a health care system built on racism [16:00]
Some background and history [18:14]
Rebecca Lee Crumpler [20:42]
Ignoring experiences [30:37]
What is the issue no one talks about? [31:20]
Calling out racism [40:36]
Checking your own bias [43:28]
Importance of sharing images of black women breastfeeding [49:28]
Meet Shamiesha! On IG at @thenursemilk. On Facebook at Nurse Milk
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Links talked about in this episode!
Please check out the podcast 1619. You can listen to episode 4 – How The Bad Blood Started for information on Rebecca lee Crumpler and the Freedman’s Bureau.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1619/id1476928106
Set up your consultation with Dianne
Here is how you can connect with Dianne and Abby~
- Abby Theuring https://www.thebadassbreastfeeder.com
- Dianne Cassidy http://www.diannecassidyconsulting.com
Music we use~
Music: “Levels of Greatness” from “We Used to Paint Stars in the Sky (2012)” courtesy of Scott Holmes at freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott Holmes