Brittany speaks from personal, academic, and research experience as she addresses Black infant and maternal mortality rates in the USA. She and her baby lived while her sister's daughter died. In her journey she has been an elementary school teacher and founded the Teacher of Color Support Network in Columbia, MO. Experiencing the systemic racism in healthcare institutions, she recently became certified as a Doula and is part of the Mid-Missouri Black Doula Collective. She and her husband are also involved with SALT City Church in Columbia.