Birth in Color RVA

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Black birth justice has always included Black fathers.Joel Austin of Daddy University is coming to The Black House to ma...
04/03/2026

Black birth justice has always included Black fathers.

Joel Austin of Daddy University is coming to The Black House to make sure we never forget it.

Join us this April 17th for Virginia’s Black Maternal Health Summit

🔗 https://birthincolor.org/bmhw

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Joel Austin founded Daddy University in 1997 after recognizing that fathers were being systematically excluded from parenting education.

What started as a personal mission has grown into a national male parenting education company dedicated to educating, advocating for, and supporting fathers and father figures.

Joel is founder of the National Fatherhood Conference and a certified master trainer in fatherhood development curricula — championing the truth that involved fathers change outcomes for children and families.

Join Joel this April and get your tickets today:

🗓️ Friday April 17th @ 9AM
🔗 https://birthincolor.org/bmhw

Economic justice IS reproductive justice. Sharita Gruberg is coming to The Black House to talk about building an economy...
04/02/2026

Economic justice IS reproductive justice. Sharita Gruberg is coming to The Black House to talk about building an economy that actually works for Black women and families.

Meet Sharita Gruberg (she/her) VP for Economic Justice, National Partnership for Women & Families

Sharita Gruberg leads research, advocacy, and policy work at the National Partnership for Women & Families, centering the needs of women of color in every economic justice fight. A Georgetown Law grad recognized as one of the 40 Best LGBTQ+ Attorneys Under 40, Sharita has built a career on the conviction that racial justice and economic justice are inseparable. Her commentary has been featured on NPR, the New York Times, and beyond.

Head to the link below to secure your seat.

🗓️ Friday Apr 17th @ 9AM
🔗 https://birthincolor.org/bmhw

Virginia raised these women — and these women turned around and changed the world. 🌎In hospitals, in laboratories, in co...
04/01/2026

Virginia raised these women — and these women turned around and changed the world. 🌎

In hospitals, in laboratories, in courtrooms, in classrooms, and on battlefields, they faced racism and sexism and showed up anyway.

All April, we’re telling their stories the way they should’ve always been told — with love, with pride, and with the full weight of what they gave us.

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‼️ LAST CHANCE ‼️— LYNCHBURG, DANVILLE, HAMPTON ROADS, RICHMOND, DMV, NORTHERN NECK • REQUEST YOUR BUNDLE AT: http://bir...
03/31/2026

‼️ LAST CHANCE ‼️— LYNCHBURG, DANVILLE, HAMPTON ROADS, RICHMOND, DMV, NORTHERN NECK • REQUEST YOUR BUNDLE AT:
http://birthincolor.org/babyshower

Virginia/DMV— Birth in Color is pulling up with the Color Carnival Tour 2026 and we’re bringing the whole vibe: local vendors, family fun, community love, AND free baby bundles for expecting families. 🤎

What’s waiting for you:
🎁 Free baby bundles!! (Yes really)
🎪 Local vendors + treats
💛 Good energy, real community

Register now to secure your baby bundle: 🔗 http://birthincolor.org/babyshower

EVENT NOTES:
Baby showers start at 12:00 PM — check in by 12:30 PM. Items must be picked up day-of. One registration per family, based on expressed need.

You deserve to be celebrated. SEE YOU THERE 🌈

📌 Baby Shower / Maternal Health / Black Maternal Health / ReproductiveJustice / Virginia Events / Pregnancy Support / Virginia Events

📣 Black birthing people are 3x more likely to experience hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. Dr. Sharmaine McCoy is bri...
03/31/2026

📣 Black birthing people are 3x more likely to experience hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. Dr. Sharmaine McCoy is bringing the research — and the solutions — to The Black House.

Meet Sharmaine.
DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC Acute Care Nurse Practitioner | Women's Cardiovascular Health | Inova Fairfax

Sharmaine McCoy is a board-certified acute care nurse practitioner specializing in Women's Cardiovascular Health at Inova Fairfax — growing from bedside RN to published researcher since 2005. Her research focuses on postpartum hypertension and cardiovascular screening for people who've experienced hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, conditions that disproportionately impact Black birthing people. She leads community health outreach and serves on Inova's Committee on Equity, Education, and Outreach. Member of the National Black Nurses Association and DNPs of Color.

Get your tickets before they're gone.

🗓️ Friday Apr 17th @ 9AM
🔗 https://birthincolor.org/bmhw

Black birth workers have always been leaders. Dr. Lesa C. Clark has the research to prove it — and she's presenting it a...
03/30/2026

Black birth workers have always been leaders. Dr. Lesa C. Clark has the research to prove it — and she's presenting it at The Black House.

Join us this April 17th for Virginia’s Black Maternal Health Summit

🔗 https://birthincolor.org/bmhw

Meet Dr. Lesa C. Clark, PhD
Scholar-Practitioner | Organizational Leadership | Black Birth Work Researcher

Dr. Lesa C. Clark brings three decades of academic leadership and consulting experience to the intersection of culturally responsive leadership and systemic transformation.

Her PhD research from Antioch University breaks new ground by centering Black birth workers as leaders — documenting the embodied wisdom, relational practices, and liberatory action that have sustained communities but remained largely unrecognized in conventional academia.

Her work is grounded in African feminism, Black feminism, and anti-racist frameworks.

GET YOUR TICKETS
🗓️Friday Apr 17th @ 9AM
🔗 https://birthincolor.org/bmhw

✨ THE BLACK HOUSE IS IN SESSION. BMHW 2026 IS HERE.April 11–26 | Virginia-Wide 🖤FREE + TICKETED EVENTS — Get your ticket...
03/30/2026

✨ THE BLACK HOUSE IS IN SESSION. BMHW 2026 IS HERE.

April 11–26 | Virginia-Wide 🖤
FREE + TICKETED EVENTS — Get your tickets & RSVP:

🔗 birthincolor.org/BMHW

Black Maternal Health Week is our most powerful week of the year — and in 2026, we’re showing up presidential.

We’re not just talking about the crisis. We’re issuing Executive Orders, demanding policy change, and building community across Virginia.

This is the State of the Union — Black maternal health edition.

What’s happening:
🎡 Color Carnival — FREE community events with baby bundles, local vendors & family fun across Virginia

🏛️ VA Black Maternal Health Summit — Friday, April 17th | U-Turn, Richmond VA

👶🏽 FREE Baby Bundles — available at every Carnival location

🤎 Real people, real community, real action

📍 Carnivals in Lynchburg, Danville, Richmond, Hampton Roads, Northern Neck & DMV

Tickets to the Summit are $100 — includes FREE t-shirt + custom merch + community swag.

Swipe to see the full schedule.
🔗 birthincolor.org/BMHW

📣 Delegate Michael Feggans shows up for his community because he always has. That's exactly the energy The Black House n...
03/29/2026

📣 Delegate Michael Feggans shows up for his community because he always has. That's exactly the energy The Black House needs.

Delegate Michael Feggans brings 20 years of U.S. Air Force service, a Master's in Cybersecurity from Norfolk State University, and a lifelong commitment to community to Virginia's 97th House District.

A Virginia Beach native, healthcare IT veteran, and former Congressional intern for Senator Mark Warner, Delegate Feggans has championed 10 pieces of legislation signed into law — strengthening public safety, expanding opportunity, and improving quality of life for Virginians.

🗓️ Friday Apr 17th @ 9AM
🔗 https://birthincolor.org/bmhw

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