Writer, Director and Social Impact Producer: Elizabeth Gray Bayne, MPH, MFA
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Chocolate Milk is a 90-minute feature documentary following three Black mothers living and working in South LA over the course of five years to understand the birth and breastfeeding challenges facing Black families. To find a unique angle to the U.S. Black maternal health crisis, we partnered with over 250 maternal health organizations around the country to collect stories from Black birth families over several years. Chocolate Milk is the culmination of this collaborative approach to community-based storytelling.
5 Very Cool Facts About Human Milk*
- It's absolutely free, but surprisingly elusive for working moms
- While nursing is natural, it's definitely a learned skill
- It cures pink eye, diaper rash and ear infection
- It reduces the risk of asthma, diabetes and chronic disease later in life
- Black mothers can and do breastfeed with equitable support