The Guardian
THE GUARDIAN
A New York program is helping Black people of all ages enjoy swimming: ‘It’s very empowering’
Paulana Lamonier started Black People Will Swim in 2019 and has since provided free and low-cost lessons to over 2,500 Black and brown people
By Gloria Oladipo. Read more here.
‘I Felt Safe and Taken Care of: Can Midwifery Startups Change our Broken Maternity Care’
Taylor-Rey and Libby J’Vera at home in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. J’Vera, who identifies as a Black and Puerto Rican plus-sized, non-binary lesbian, used a new maternity clinic, Oula, where the primary practitioners are midwives, to give birth to their son, River. Read more here.
