Check out the Center on Rural Parenting in the news today.
“We know that many pregnancy-related health conditions do not manifest until months into the postpartum period, including mental health disorders and cardiac conditions.”
Aaliyah Bailey, Founder and Executive Director of The Center on Rural Parenting
The Missouri Independent | Clara Bates
“A fellow organizer once told me, “Being a Black rural advocate must be so lonely. There aren’t many of you.” And they were right; adding in the politics of gender, sexuality, and class, and this work gets very heavy some days. I keep going because … I have a voice and platform; the more I use it, the less alone I feel. My community needs me, so I will continue raising awareness about Black rural health.”
Aailyah Bailey, Founder and Executive Director of the Center on Rural Parenting
Daily Inspiration: Meet Aaliyah Bailey | The Voyage STL
“We’re going to move Missouri toward a brighter future. One where we listen to the voice of people who are struggling rather than threaten to shoot them.”
Aailyah Bailey, Founder and Executive Director of the Center on Rural Parenting
The Hill | Morgan Gstalter
“One of the things I love to talk about is the intentional whitewashing of rural communities within the Midwest. There is a long history of keeping Black people, Indigenous people, and other people of color out of rural communities that haven’t been noticed, because out here, well, things that happen out here don’t make the news.”
Aailyah Bailey, Founder and Executive Director of the Center on Rural Parenting
Interview with a Maintainer: Aaliyah Bailey | The Maintainers