Yam House Diaries

The Technology of Care: How Irth Turns Our Stories Into Safety

The Technology of Care: How Irth Turns Our Stor...

In this powerful guest post, Kimberly Seals Allers reflects on how technology has always lived in our communities — in our hands, our craft, and our care. She shares the...

The Technology of Care: How Irth Turns Our Stor...

In this powerful guest post, Kimberly Seals Allers reflects on how technology has always lived in our communities — in our hands, our craft, and our care. She shares the...

I Am Grateful.

I Am Grateful.

In this Yam House Diaries entry, Baby Yams founder Tatyana Ali reflects on returning to New Mexico for the Beloved Birth Conference as a vendor, years after attending her first...

I Am Grateful.

In this Yam House Diaries entry, Baby Yams founder Tatyana Ali reflects on returning to New Mexico for the Beloved Birth Conference as a vendor, years after attending her first...

Warmly... Dedicated to Dr. Jannell Green Smith

Warmly... Dedicated to Dr. Jannell Green Smith

As winter settles in, Baby Yams founder Tatyana reflects on gratitude, growth, and what it means to build something lasting—slowly and with care. This letter looks back on a record-breaking...

Warmly... Dedicated to Dr. Jannell Green Smith

As winter settles in, Baby Yams founder Tatyana reflects on gratitude, growth, and what it means to build something lasting—slowly and with care. This letter looks back on a record-breaking...

The Forgotten Deep South: Midwifery and Maternal Health in the Black Belt

The Forgotten Deep South: Midwifery and Materna...

Midwife Tanya Smith-Johnson sheds light on the overlooked maternal health emergency unfolding across Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana—states with some of the highest maternal mortality rates in the nation. She traces...

The Forgotten Deep South: Midwifery and Materna...

Midwife Tanya Smith-Johnson sheds light on the overlooked maternal health emergency unfolding across Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana—states with some of the highest maternal mortality rates in the nation. She traces...

A Moment of Impact on MSNBC’s Velshi hosted by Charles Coleman: Standing Together for Our Families

A Moment of Impact on MSNBC’s Velshi hosted by ...

Actress and advocate Tatyana Ali opens up about her recent MSNBC appearance with Dr. Joia Crear-Perry to discuss Black maternal health, birth equity, and community care. In this heartfelt post,...

A Moment of Impact on MSNBC’s Velshi hosted by ...

Actress and advocate Tatyana Ali opens up about her recent MSNBC appearance with Dr. Joia Crear-Perry to discuss Black maternal health, birth equity, and community care. In this heartfelt post,...

Breaking the Myth: Why Black Mothers Deserve More Than Strength

Breaking the Myth: Why Black Mothers Deserve Mo...

In Breaking the Myth: Why Black Mothers Deserve More Than Strength, psychologist and coach Dr. Ashley Carroll-Brown shares her personal journey with postpartum anxiety and the pressures of the “strong...

Breaking the Myth: Why Black Mothers Deserve Mo...

In Breaking the Myth: Why Black Mothers Deserve More Than Strength, psychologist and coach Dr. Ashley Carroll-Brown shares her personal journey with postpartum anxiety and the pressures of the “strong...