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Working with communities across the US, BTAC is based in Dallas and working primarily with communities in North Texas. Established in 2011, The Black Trans Advocacy Coalition (BTAC) is the only national organization led by black trans people to collectively address the inequities faced in the black transgender human experience.

The Black Student Fund (BSF) is dedicated to bringing people together by maintaining access to independent schools for black children from low to modest income households. The BSF was established in 1964 and provides supplemental grants as well as essential support services to black students in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve.

Black Stallion Boxing + @ Eilan is a 1000 sq ft Personal Training Facility with comprised of state of the art boxing equipment and various strength and conditioning tools. BSB+ hosts private to small group training sessions with a maximum of 4 people per session.

Black Space Productions creates safe spaces for queer and trans people of color.

Black Resilience Fund is an emergency fund dedicated to healing and resilience by providing immediate resources to Black Portlanders.

Black Resilience Fund is an emergency fund dedicated to healing and resilience by providing immediate resources to Black Portlanders. Do you live in Portland, identify as Black, and need a donated item, a food box, or are you seeking services like yard work help? We can connect donations or volunteers to meet your request.

NBEC creates transnational solutions that optimize Black maternal, infant, sexual, and reproductive wellbeing. We shift systems and culture through training, research, technical assistance, policy, advocacy, and community-centered collaboration. Our Vision All Black mamas, their babies, and their villages THRIVE. Our Core Values Radical Joy • Reproductive & Sexual Freedom • Black Lives • Sisterhood (Collaboration) • Anti-Racism/Decolonization • Power • Black Feminism-Womanism Joia Adele Crear-Perry, MD, FACOG A thought leader around racism as a root cause of health inequities, Speaker, Trainer, Advocate, Policy Expert, and fighter for justice, Joia Crear-Perry is the Founder and President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative. Learn more about our Founder & President Executive Leadership Dr. Joia Crear-Perry Founder & President LEARN MORE Shani Hunter Chief of Staff LEARN MORE Jauna Crear VP of Finance & Compliance LEARN MORE Khalilah Elliott VP of Development LEARN MORE Carmen Green VP of Research & Strategy Research & Strategy LEARN MORE Inas Mahdi VP of Training, Practice & Evaluation Training & Practice LEARN MORE Executive Administration Kwanice L. Jackson Executive Assistant to the President LEARN MORE Imani Bell Executive Assistant to the Chief of Staff LEARN MORE Ta’Shara Francis-Brown HR Manager LEARN MORE Team Leads Ana Barreto Director Transnational Birth Equity LEARN MORE Monica R. McLemore PhD, MPH, RN Director Birth Equity Research Scholars LEARN MORE Isabel Morgan Director Birth Equity Research Scholars LEARN MORE Nia Mitchell Director of Center for Birth Equity Research & Praxis Research & Strategy LEARN MORE Lilliann Paine Director Technical Assistance LEARN MORE Megan Simmons Director Policy & Advocacy LEARN MORE Kiley Mayfield Director Community Power Building LEARN MORE Jordan S. Woods Director of Marketing & Communications Culture Shift + Strategic Communications LEARN MORE NBEC Staff Brandie Bentley Scholar Birth Equity Research LEARN MORE Sara Daniel Scholar Birth Equity Research LEARN MORE Asha Hassan Scholar Birth Equity Research LEARN MORE Rosaline Jean Louis Scholar Birth Equity Research LEARN MORE Tonni Oberly Scholar Birth Equity Research LEARN MORE Kierra Otis Scholar Birth Equity Research LEARN MORE Jaleah Rutledge Scholar Birth Equity Research LEARN MORE Najjuwah Walden Scholar Birth Equity Research LEARN MORE Tarase Carter Specialist Community Power Building LEARN MORE LaTasha Gatling Specialist Community Power Building LEARN MORE Danielle Matthews Communications Manager Culture Shift + Strategic Communications LEARN MORE Margaret-Anne Davis Accounts Payable Finance & Compliance LEARN MORE Trudy-Ann Powell, Esq. Director of Compliance & Legal Affairs Finance & Compliance LEARN MORE Kacey Rodgers Accounts Payable Finance & Compliance LEARN MORE Krystal Leaphart Senior Policy Analyst Policy & Advocacy LEARN MORE Rep. Candace Newell State Policy Strategist Policy & Advocacy LEARN MORE Rev. Deneen Robinson State Policy Strategist Policy & Advocacy LEARN MORE Alise Powell Senior Policy Analyst Policy & Advocacy LEARN MORE Kiara Cruz Senior Research Analyst Research & Strategy LEARN MORE Zainab Jah Senior Program Associate Research & Strategy LEARN MORE Kennedy Bridges Analyst Technical Assistance LEARN MORE Rachel Young Analyst Technical Assistance LEARN MORE Aja Clark Birth Equity Program Associate Training, Practice & Evaluation LEARN MORE Phoebe Wescott Birth Equity Senior Analyst Training, Practice & Evaluation LEARN MORE Élida de Aquino Transnational Communications Consultant Transnational Birth Equity LEARN MORE Jade Below Program Associate Transnational Birth Equity LEARN MORE NBEC Advisory Board Renee Canady, PhD LEARN MORE Deborah Frazier, RN LEARN MORE Peggy Honoré, DHA LEARN MORE Carol McDonald LEARN MORE Donate today to help educate and empower others about birth equity. DONATE Change begins with education and communication. Enter your email address below to subscribe and stay informed. FIRST NAME (required) EMAIL (required) Yes, I’d like to hear more about the latest news and policy updates on birth equity. View our Privacy Policy. NBEC will never sell your information. SUBSCRIBE HOME WHO WE ARE WHAT WE DO INSIGHTS + MEDIA CONTACT CAREERS Copyright © 2022, National Birth Equity Collaborative (NBEC). All Rights Reserved. NBEC and the Birth Justice Fund are fiscally sponsored by The Praxis Project, a 501(c)(3) public charity. Privacy Policy Terms of Service Cookies Policy Accessibility Statement Site by PRISMATIC Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Print Share to Email More AddThis Share options SHARES

We are an organization dedicated to the liberation of all oppressed peoples. We view liberation through an intersectional lense and know that until women, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, Muslims, and other oppressed groups are free, none of us are

Black Privilege Mobile App, a platform of Love, Support and Opportunity. A free mobile app connecting businesses and organizations directly to the community while creating an environment for users to exchange knowledge, ideas, jobs, opportunities and more. 800+ Kansas City Black Owned Businesses and hundreds of Resource Partners on one platform.