 South Carolina has a disproportionate number of women, specifically black and brown women, that die prematurely because of complications due to giving birth or postpartum. And it was really important to me as a woman of color and a new mom to help raise awareness on this important issue. I'm really excited to be joining a group of amazing women that have been advocating and educating for this community for a long time in this area to announce and to do a series of different events across the city focused on improving black maternal health. The week will start off with a mom's market, which will be a fair full of resources, educational materials, community connections at the Drew Wellness Center where moms and their families can come and learn a little bit more about what our city has to offer. Over the next week there's going to be a series of events including community conversations, conversations with providers, how to get plugged in in this work, and it's all free. So make sure you go and visit the Columbia Black Maternal Health Week website and for more information you can always visit the City of Columbia website to get plugged in.