BORN TO THRIVE: Black Maternal Health Panel
Sat, Apr 11
|First African Methodist Episcopal Church
This 90-minute community conversation will bring together leaders in public health, reproductive health, maternal mental health, policy, and community advocacy to address the urgent maternal health crisis disproportionately impacting Black women and birthing people in Los Angeles and across the Unit


Time & Location
Apr 11, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
First African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2270 S Harvard Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90018, USA
About the event
This 90-minute community conversation will bring together leaders in public health, reproductive health, maternal mental health, policy, and community advocacy to address the urgent maternal health crisis disproportionately impacting Black women and birthing people in Los Angeles and across the United States.
Meet the Panelist:
Vanessa E. Williams
Dr. Shalonda “Sunshineˮ Dr. Priya Batra Crawford
Dr. Dwinita Mosby Tyler
Dr. Melissa R. Franklin
