Antonia Opiah

I hate to say it because we’ve all heard it before, but knowledge really is power. This became very evident last year as I worked with Tomi Akitunde of mater mea and nurse/doula Ebony Harvey to do what we could to end the Black maternal health crisis.

With my situation, living on a very limited budget, I have had to make a choice: my belly–exercise and healthy eating–or my hair. I spend $75 every two weeks–$60 on a shampoo and blow out and $15 to trim my ends. That comes to $150/month and I’m neither rich nor extravagant. I have to be frugal because after the hair expense, I only have $80 left for groceries for the rest of the month. Not to speak of the $0 left for a gym membership.

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