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Arise Black Midwife

To Honor, Inspire & Promote The Rising of The Black Midwife

What began as a future black midwife commitment ceremony has revamped to honor the unique journeys of aspiring black midwives all over the country and the diaspora. Our Intentions are to empower future black midwives with national visibility, strategic programming & tools to successfully arise as the next black midwives.

11/12/2025

! is a Pinning Ceremony for that spans across all genres of midwifery and across all academic and training programs. seeks to secure the legacy of black midwifery by improving student retention due to lack of connection during the learning experience. The ceremony is an affair where commit to their personal journeys while being guided by the altruistic blessings of current . Much like the African American traditions that foster through sacred community, the intention of this event is to revive hope and insinuate vision towards as an act of faith. Our collective participation with others leads to a deeper camaraderie that we may not find within our educational institutions. Am for the 2026 Cohorts is SOON ✨🙌🏾✨ 👀

Arise Black Midwife is an initiative of non-profit Together Inspiration Acts Inc. Educational Institutions can inquire about how to involve their students at info@ariseblackmidwife.org

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11/08/2025

Learning Lab! 🤓🤓🤓

We’re bringing something new & fresh to the 2026 NBMA Conference!! 👀

Introducing The Learning Lab 📚

Whether you’re a green student just starting hands-on training, or a seasoned professional brushing up on your craft, this space is for you! ✨

In the spirit of “each one, teach one,” the Learning Lab is where we will practice, refine, and build essential midwifery skills!

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! ✨
Tell us what skills & drills you’d love see by filling out the survey.

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👩🏽‍🤝‍👩🏾 Tag someone who needs to be in the Learning Lab & tag a midwife who would be an amazing skills guide 💜

11/02/2025

The Learning Lab is a dedicated hands-on space at the 2026 National Black Midwives Alliance Conference where students and practicing Midwives can practice, refine, and build confidence in essential Midwifery skills. Your input will guide us in creating workshops that reflect your needs and supports your growth as a Midwife.

Please share this survey with others in the Black Midwifery community!

10/25/2025

Get Excited about the National Black Midwives Alliance Conference in March! 🤩🤩🤩 Join YOUR National Organization for NOW!

10/24/2025

Thank you .queen____ for prioritizing funding for !

Securing the Legacy of Black Midwifery

12/17/2023

The Guiding Black Midwives Lead the Way! Thank you to every Black Midwife who graced the Ceremony with your presence both in-person (featured) and those who attended virtually including Our utmost thanks goes to Dr. Ebony Marcelle for hosting us and to for her generous gifts to each It was a night to remember!

12/16/2023

Presenting The 2023 Cohort!
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! featuring Taiwo I Adeloye-Ajao of ✨🙌🏾✨🙌🏾✨ ‼️

"Tia" Ajao is a DC-born, Baltimore-raised child of immigrant parents from Nigeria, West Africa. She obtained her Masters of Public Health degree in Maternal & Child Health in 2008 and later chose to pursue a career as a nurse & a doula in 2014, due to her own birth experiences, her encounter with physiologic birth & her desire to serve her community. She is now certified as a maternal-newborn nurse, a birth doula, a Lamaze childbirth educator, and an IBCLC lactation consultant.

Tia's RN birth assistant role began in 2019 at Special Beginnings Birth & Women's Center, and since then she has served other midwifery practices in the Baltimore & DMV areas. As a result of her commitment to midwives, Tia became a student of midwifery herself, and founder of Arise Black Midwife! She is Director of Advocacy at and is proud to partner with her spouse DrAjao in all their creative ventures. Tia enjoys making an impact for black maternal health, and guiding the next generation of maternal-child health professionals to do the same.

"Akoma is my tenant. It means love-the core, long suffering, faithfulness and patience. Another language translates Akoma to mean I can't wait to claim the long awaited goal of certified nurse midwife!"

12/16/2023

Presenting The 2023 Cohort!
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! featuring Shanté Ferguson ✨🙌🏾✨🙌🏾✨ ‼️

Hello my name is Shanté Ferguson, I am a Birth Doula, Breastfeeding Specialist, Placenta Specialist, Childbirth Educator, wife, mom (of 6 sons), grandmother (of 3), and Aspiring Black Midwife. As long as I can remember I’ve always been very caring and nurturing. I started on this particular path about 7 years ago and my only regret is not doing it sooner. When I am asked to join a family for support my heart smiles knowing that I will be there to guide, support, and witness one of life’s true miracles. Everyday I wake and get to do what I love, support families in all different ways. The birth world is where I belong…as long as my ancestors continue to bless me with this special gift I will continue to share it with the world. I absolutely love what I Doula..❤️

12/16/2023

Presenting The 2023 Cohort!
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! featuring Keyawna Scruggs Matthews of ✨🙌🏾✨🙌🏾✨ ‼️

"Is midwifery a career choice or a calling? Well for me, it was definitely a calling. I assisted with the first Arise Black Midwife Commitment Ceremony in 2020, and at the event, I felt something in my spirit and a soft voice in my head that said "Now". I thought I was imagining things and I responded back: "Ok God: what are you saying? I know You're not tell me to attend school to be a ???" I smiled to myself and the next day I called Southwest Wisconsin Technical College and 7 days later, I was accepted into with classes literally starting in 2 weeks!

This fall I finished up my final classes of midwifery school. I can't believe I made it this far. I have 2 test left and 3 clinical classes at the birth center. I'm proud to say that in 2021 I attended the Arise Black Midwife Cohort as a . That was the day I knew it was real and I made my commitment I have accepted My Calling." But since then my life has changed and I almost gave up dozens of times. But I vow to commit again and accept my calling and walk in my purpose. All praise belongs to God.

is my tenant and it truly describes my journey. I should have given up by now but I'm still pressing on despite the many obstacles I have faced. I have left my comfort zone and traveled from Baltimore to Texas to work with my Preceptor at Corpus Christi Birth Center. I'm still pressing on as the role of midwife gets more real."

12/16/2023

Presenting The 2023 Cohort!
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! featuring Shanae Bond ✨🙌🏾✨🙌🏾✨ ‼️

“Gigi” (shanae Bond), a native Washingtonian and mother of four, gained her love for maternal health working as an perinatal professional, and lactation specialist at Mamatoto Village.

She has been part of the DC Primary Care Association Maternal Health Equity Action Lab with other mothers and maternal health professionals. The Equity Action Lab created, explored and implemented methods to improve maternal health outcomes in the D.C. area using human-centered design.

Gigi is a Founding Member of Moms’ Collective Wisdom. A focus group that helped define Mommy&Me a current maternal health study aimed at advancing perinatal mental health and well-being. Within her current role as co-chair of the Stakeholder Engagement Core for the study she is ensuring the patient voice is heard and needs met in the design and implementation of the study. She also co-created & facilitates peer support sessions as an intervention in part of the Mommy&Me study.

My tenant is Kinship: a feeling of being connected to other people, a sharing of characteristics or origins. When it comes to maternal health my professional & personal experiences have always been community and culturally centered, allowing me to see just how impactful kinships are. The power and potential they hold to shape and create a community, a movement an effort, or even something as small as a thought. Kinship is the pulse of my midwifery journey it's constant and giving and deeply rooted in traditional midwifery.

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