More than 50 University of Michigan students and staff gathered in the Trotter Multicultural Center Tuesday to hear from three guest speakers about their experience advocating for Black maternal rights. The event was co-hosted by the Ford School’s Center for Racial Justice and the Trotter Distinguished Leadership Series, which is designed to increase healthy discourse by inviting speakers from the political and public service sectors. The event featured three women: Leseliey Welch, co-founder of Birth Detroit and Birth Center Equity, Tatiana Omolo, government and policy affairs director for Mothering Justice, a grassroots advocacy group focused on advocating for mothers of Color in the U.S., and Cassy Jones-McBryde, founder of The International Fuller Woman Network and creator of The Michigan Chamber for Reproductive Justice. Omolo emphasized how adverse health outcomes uniquely impact Black Americans across income and social status levels. Omolo has dedicated herself to dismantling...