Celebrate Knoxville Black Maternal Health Week

What to Expect

Over three years, our conference has become a model of inclusive public health dialogue, drawing hundreds of attendees to discuss birth justice, mental health, community care, and policy reform. The event’s panels and workshops–led by doulas, midwives, clinicians, and parents–create opportunities for honest exchange and shared learning across lines of race, class, and profession.

What emerges each year is not just awareness, but a sense of solidarity. Hispanic families share their experiences navigating language access barriers; white healthcare providers gain insight into culturally competent care; and Black birth workers are celebrated and uplifted as experts, leaders, and community healers. The result is a space that both centers Black motherhood and welcomes all who are committed to creating a world where every birth is safe, respected, and sacred.

As we transition from our annual conference into the city’s first official Black Maternal Health Week, this spirit of inclusivity continues to guide our vision. We remain dedicated to building bridges–between communities, between care systems, and between the personal and political–so that the movement for maternal justice in Knoxville reflects the full, vibrant diversity of the people it serves.