Tulane hosts 5th Biennial Black Women’s Health Conference

.fb-comments,.fb-comments span,.fb-comments span iframe[style]{min-width:100%!important;width:100%!important} Dr. Sika Dagbovie-Mullins, Dr. Joan Morgan and Dr. Regis M. Fox speak on a panel at the conference. (Layla Reese) Tulane University hosted the 5th Biennial Black Women’s Health Conference, themed “Memoir and Black Women’s Health,” an exploration into the resilience and experiences of Black women on Feb. 17. This year’s sponsors included the Newcomb College Institute and the Lavin-Bernick Faculty Grant Program. The conference took place at Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School and featured two keynote speakers, Sesali Bowen and Joan Morgan. Bowen is an author, media personality and cultural commentator. She is a former senior entertainment editor at NYLON magazine and the author of the 2021 book “Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes From a Trap Feminist.” Morgan is a program director at NYU’s Center for Black Visual Culture, an award-winning cultural critic, feminist author and Grammy-nominated songwriter.  With over 50 attendees, this year’s conference included workshops with guest speakers and panels. The workshops included topics like breastfeeding equity for Black women, mental health and post-Roe impact on Black women’s health. One of the workshops, led by guest speaker Dr. Deshawn Taylor, addressed the challenges Black pregnant women face in accessing quality resources and...