# Shawnee Benton

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Black Maternal Matters

On this episode of Our Body Politic, Farai Chideya looks back at our conversations around Black Maternal health. First, she speaks with Aftershock co-director Tonya Lewis Lee and film subject Shawnee Benton-Gibson. Then, we hear from Dr. Rachel Hardeman about racism as one of the root causes of hea…

'Aftershock' explores Black maternal mortality; Figuring out remote work

The maternal mortality rate for Black women is three times higher than the rate for white women in the U.S. The new documentary "Aftershock" profiles two Black women who died after giving birth and looks at how their families are working to prevent other women from dying. Paula Eiselt, who co-direc…

How We Value Black Women’s Health in the US and Abroad

This week, host Farai Chideya interviews longtime TV and film producer and now co-director of the Sundance award-winning documentary Aftershock, Tonya Lewis Lee and one of the film’s featured subjects, reproductive justice advocate Shawnee Benton-Gibson. Benton-Gibson’s daughter died in October 201…

Aftershock - The Alarming Disparity in Maternal Mortality for Women of Color and What Shawnee Gibson is Doing to Address it

This week our guest is Shawnee Benton Gibson, LMSW / FLDC the CEO of Spirit of A Woman (S.O.W.) Leadership Development Institute and the Co-Founder of the ARIAH Foundation.  Shawnee is the subject of an award-winning documentary called “Aftershock” which follows her and her family as they fight for…

March Gladness - A Look Back On Our Guests for the Month of March

This week we feature clips from our previous interviews with Shawnee Benton Gibson, the CEO of Spirit of A Woman (S.O.W.) Leadership Development Institute and the Co-Founder of the ARIAH Foundation, Mark Shamley, Vice President of Community Impact at Lift Orlando, and Aimee Gilbreath, the President…

‘Aftershock’ Sheds Light On The Maternal Health Crisis And The Need For Change

While attending Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, Reggie Ponder spoke with co-directors Tonya Lewis Lee and Paula Eiselt of documentary ‘Aftershock,’ as well as some of the activists featured in the documentary, Bruce McIntyre, III, Omari Maynard and Shawnee Benton Gibson. Centering…

ep. 69 - Black Wombs Unbound

Imagine unlocking the healing power of pleasure during the miraculous journey of pregnancy and childbirth. Dive with us into a transformative conversation that challenges old norms and redefines birthing narratives with Shawnee Benton Gibson. Shawnee Benton Gibson, LMSW / FDLC, is the Co-Founder a…

Racism and Maternal Mortality with Shawnee Benton Gibson

We interview Shawnee Benton Gibson about her family history of activism and organizing in support of maternal health.  Movie Recommendation: Aftershock (2022) by Paula Eiselt and Tanya Lewis LeeBook Recommendation: Medical Apartheid by Harriet WashingtonMusic: Black Woman by Fatoumata Diawara and L…

23. A Day in the Life of a Reproductive Health Advocacy Warrior with Shawnee Benton

In this crucial episode, we confront a maternal health 911 emergency that demands our urgent attention. Shockingly, American women face a higher rate of maternal mortality than any other developed country, with pregnancy-related deaths more than doubling over the past 25 years. Every 12 hours, a wo…

How We Value Black Women’s Health in the US and Abroad | Our Body Politic

This week, host Farai Chideya interviews longtime TV and film producer and now co-director of the Sundance award-winning documentary Aftershock, Tonya Lewis Lee and one of the film’s featured subjects, reproductive justice advocate Shawnee Benton-Gibson. Benton-Gibson’s daughter died in October 201…