Women Who Caught the Babies Roger Mello and Jackie found herself in

and Jackie found herself in a dilemma: How could her art stay true to her signature "Jackie joy" while remaining honest about the inequalities Black people had been fighting

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Women Who Caught the Babies Roger Mello and Jackie found herself inThe Women Who Caught the Babies highlights important aspects of the training and work of African American midwives and the ways in which they have helped, and continue to help, so many families by "catching" their babies at birth. The blend of Eloise Greenfield's poetry and Daniel Minter's art evokes heartfelt appreciation of the abilities of African American midwifes over the course of time. The poem "Africa to America" begins the poetic journey. The