Guests
Amina Woods, LMSW -
LMSW is an experienced nonprofit professional and a motivated and creative Social Worker. Licensed Psychotherapist and Birth Justice Champion with a demonstrated history of working in the individual and family services industry.
Over 15 years of experience working with individuals, parents, children and their families and an expert in assessing individual and family’s personal, academic and legal service needs. Experience facilitating Evidence Based/Evidence Informed practices in individual or group counseling and measuring outcomes. Skilled in Program Development, Program Coordination, Consulting, Health & Safety, and Research. Master's degree focused on Clinical Social Work from Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College CUNY.
Emmitt Henry -
is a native son of South Jamaica Queens, New York. Mr. Henry served honorably with the United States Marine Corps, where he served within an infantry Raider battalion and ascended meritoriously to non-commissioned officer. After his discharge, Mr. Henry studied marketing and journalism at York College and started a 20-year career in broadcast journalism including CBS’s news magazine ’60 Minutes’, CBS Evening News, CBS national News Radio, Spectrum News NY1 and Bloomberg News. Mr. Henry now dedicates his time, skill and experience working within socially active community groups such as the Veterans of Foreign Wars where he is the Senior Vice-Commander at Post #1896. Mr. Henry is also serving proudly on the Board of Directors for the Black Coalition for Safe Motherhood as Communications Director. He stands by the adage “Get Involved.” And looks prayerfully towards the day when racial bias and inequality is eradicated from healthcare using tools such as the ACTT curriculum.
Dr. Leslie Farrington, Retired African American Obstetrician/Gynecologist -
is a retired African American Obstetrician/Gynecologist from New York City, with her MD from Howard University College of Medicine. Leslie has a unique perspective on racism in medicine as the daughter of an interracial couple in the 1950’s and 60’s during the Civil Rights Movement. As a Black physician, Leslie knows that mortality statistics are the tip of the iceberg of preventable harm experienced in the Black community due to racism in medicine and society. After retirement she developed the ACTT Curriculum, with techniques and tools which birthing people, along with their supporters, can use to obtain person centered care with dignity. July 2020, in partnership with Birth Justice activists and community members, Leslie established Black Coalition for Safe Motherhood (BCFSM) to spread ACTT and promote health care advocacy and holistic support of birthing families across the African Diaspora.
