Black Women Rest, Relax, Repower

WELCOME QUEENS AND ALLIES

We are a growing team dedicated to amplifying Black women’s voices.

We are shifting not only racial disparities in birth outcomes but also the conditions that drive inequity in maternal and infant health. We provide a safe space for Black mothers to support and be supported by their peers, connect, relieve stress, process trauma, and build a better world together for ourselves and our children. With our members, we are collaborating and creating an organization with purpose.

- Dr. Meredith Shockley-Smith, Queens Village Founder

Queens Village is a supportive community of powerful Black women who come together to relax, repower and take care of themselves and each other.

Rest, Relax, Repower

Reduce Black women’s stress by creating space for them to relax, rest, and repower.

Change the Narrative

Create spaces and content for and by Black women that celebrate and amplify their voices.

Invest in

Leadership

Invest in Black women’s leadership, social capital, and power through community advisory boards.

Create

Opportunities

Promote economic and professional opportunities for Black women to succeed and flourish.

Engage Community

Engage with social, political, and medical communities to support equity initiatives and reduce implicit bias that affects Black women.

WHY WE EXIST

Black women in the U.S. are up to three times more likely to experience infant loss

regardless of socioeconomic status

  • acknowledge<br/>a health crisis

    black infant mortality

  • identify the <br/> real issue

    racism is a source of stress

  • the right <br/>solution

    listen to Black women

  • the <br/> result

    reduce infant deaths

  • acknowledge<br/>a health crisis

    black infant mortality

  • identify the <br/> real issue

    racism is a source of stress

  • the right <br/>solution

    listen to Black women

  • the <br/> result

    reduce infant deaths

Join the Movement

There are many ways to get involved with Queens Village to help us reach our goal of maternal equity for all Black moms and babies. Whether you would like to donate, sponsor, or join the movement, we want to hear from you.