Actor Tatyana Ali advocating for Black and Indigenous maternal health
Actor Tatyana Ali is advocating for improved maternal health outcomes for Black and Indigenous women, citing her own traumatic birth experience. She is also preparing to compete on the upcoming season of 'Dancing with the Stars'.
Why it matters
The intersection of celebrity advocacy and systemic healthcare reform highlights critical disparities in maternal mortality rates.
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Actor and singer Tatyana Ali has become an important voice in a growing movement to improve maternity health outcomes for Black and Indigenous mothers and babies by addressing systemic racism and inequity in maternity care. Ali has been calling for reproductive justice since experiencing what she calls "obstetric violence" during the delivery of her first-born son Aszi in 2016.
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