Strategic Advisor
Black Mamas Village
Austin, TX
Nakeenya Wilson has worked in Black maternal health advocacy since 2018 after experiencing a traumatic birth in 2016. Nakeenya has a Masters of Art in Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation and is a DONA trained doula. Nakeenya is the founder and one of eight co-directors of Black Mamas VIllage and served as the first full-time Director of Austin-based non-profit Black Mamas ATX. Nakeenya is a founding member of the Maternal Health Equity Collaborative (MHEC), a Texas-based organization focused on maternal health outcomes, centering Black birthing people. In 2020, MHEC was awarded $1M Safer Childbirth Cities grant to provide perinatal childcare to Black birthing people during the prenatal, birth and 12-month postpartum period. Nakeenya serves on many boards and committees including the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee and Subcommittee on Maternal Health Disparities, and the Central Texas Region March of Dimes Board of Directors.
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D7 - Recreating The Village: A Holistic Approach to Supporting Black Families
Monday, April 15, 2024
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
E1 - Philanthropic Funding Toward Birth Equity
Monday, April 15, 2024
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PT