Birth Justice Starts With Knowing Your Power
Teaching Black families, survivors, and birth workers how to advocate for themselves, navigate the medical system, and protect their peace during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
Meet Cherise - Birth Justice Educator & Advocate
I’m Cherise, a birth justice educator and Medicaid specialist based in Florida.
After spending years supporting families and running a statewide community doula program, I shifted my work toward what truly changes lives:
Teaching people their rights
Showing families how to advocate for themselves
Helping doulas navigate Medicaid without being exploited
Pushing back against the system with knowledge and receipts
I come from experience — as a doula, as a mother of four, as someone who has survived medical trauma and domestic violence, and as a woman who had to navigate the system alone when it failed me.
Now I use everything I’ve lived through and everything I’ve learned to support others.
How I Serve
For Pregnant & Postpartum Families
Free and low-cost classes on birth rights, breastfeeding, childbirth preparation, and postpartum support. Learn to advocate for yourself and feel confident in your birth journey
For Birth Workers
Professional development courses, Medicaid billing training, and comprehensive doula certification through our Roots of Resistance training program.
For Organizations & Events
Book Cherise for speaking engagements, keynotes, workshops, and trainings on birth justice, patient advocacy, and maternal health equity.
Our Current Partners and Collaborators
