Who the fuck is gonna hold up Traditional Black and Indigenous Midwives? This no rhetorical plea. I demand an answer. Why ask why? Still let me tell you: Our history mirrors flames that consumed witches. Women of power with ancient powers— healing mending guiding nurturing ushering in life sustaining mothers birthing people. You honor what we birth— nations stars cultures revolutions styles ripple across time. But when it’s time to pay are erased silenced left nothing. chant FREE THEM ALL PROTECT BLACK WOMEN LAND BACK— yet behind your backs redline policies sharpen their claws cut us off at roots. Raise hand if you were birthed— Oh too? So ask: who... will stand women dying— not by fate but neglect preventable death. women dying while carrying labor after birth bodies bleed break a system does care. How many deaths have seen on screen counted numbers statistics headlines? much violence witnessed spoken whispers shouts silence between words? contrast— how births held hands felt weight soul coming into world? Here’s thought: Let’s create program where every child witnesses LIVE birth age 12. Maybe then they’ll know— power gravity death sacredness both. Perhaps then longer feel so easy understand. The transcends shifts energy changes very air breathe. It informs us. teaches empathy care connection. Ten months cultivating YOU ME US— single moment hands bring life can be take it. only them. usher new generations need YOUR support. We YOU show up. Hospitals doctors systems— racism stereotypes they killing And our babies. So... step up? Will it you?