Please join the Kansas City Health Department, KC Film Office, and Uzazi Village for the “SISTER DOULA” Film Screening and Panel Discussion. A film about Black Maternal Health in Kansas City.

"SISTER DOULA" is a story about Hakima Payne, a nurse based in Kansas City who bravely confronts the Black maternal health crisis by providing alternatives to the US healthcare system that disproportionately harms, surveils, and criminalizes Black families. Mama Hakima is a fearless truth-teller and a compassionate mentor whose mission is to save Black babies and promote equal access to healthcare for all. The story also features the birth doulas Mama Hakima has mentored, who advocate for Black birthing people and work toward a future where everyone can thrive during pregnancy, birth, and beyond.

The goals of the film and panel discussion

• Convene the Black birthing community and their support systems in conversations about the state of Black birth in America.
• Raise awareness about the role of Black doulas, Black perinatal health, and healthcare choices.
• Inspire hope through Black-led solutions to a national crisis.

WHAT: A film screening of "SISTER DOULA" about Black Maternal Health in Kansas City and tells an inspiring story about Hakima Payne, a nurse who bravely confronts the Black maternal health crisis. She provides alternatives to the US healthcare system that disproportionately harms, surveils, and criminalizes Black families. A panel discussion will follow the film screening.

SPEAKERS:

• Mayor Pro-Tem Ryana Park-Shaw
• Dr. Marvia Jones, Director of Health
• Jacqueline A. Dillard, Deputy Director of Kansas City, Missouri Health Department
• Hakima Tafunzi Payne, MSN, RN, “Mama Hakima,” Founder and Executive Director of Uzazi Village
• Emmett Williams, Director of Film, President of Listen.Tell.Media

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