{"id":3447,"date":"2026-10-27T13:29:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T20:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/?post_type=stories&#038;p=3447"},"modified":"2026-10-27T13:31:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T20:31:50","slug":"jennie-joseph-featured-in-the-ebony-canal","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/stories\/jennie-joseph-featured-in-the-ebony-canal\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennie Joseph Featured in The Ebony Canal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our Senior Fellow, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jennie-joseph-39118ba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jennie Joseph<\/a>, is a featured as a birth expert in <a href=\"https:\/\/theebonycanal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Ebony Canal<\/em>,<\/a> an award-winning documentary exploring Black maternal and infant health through stories of hurt, healing, and hope.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3448 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TEC-OFFICIAL-MOVIE-POSTER-LAURELS-24X36-MASTER-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TEC-OFFICIAL-MOVIE-POSTER-LAURELS-24X36-MASTER-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TEC-OFFICIAL-MOVIE-POSTER-LAURELS-24X36-MASTER-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TEC-OFFICIAL-MOVIE-POSTER-LAURELS-24X36-MASTER-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TEC-OFFICIAL-MOVIE-POSTER-LAURELS-24X36-MASTER-1024x1536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TEC-OFFICIAL-MOVIE-POSTER-LAURELS-24X36-MASTER-1365x2048.png 1365w, https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TEC-OFFICIAL-MOVIE-POSTER-LAURELS-24X36-MASTER-8x12.png 8w, https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/TEC-OFFICIAL-MOVIE-POSTER-LAURELS-24X36-MASTER-scaled.png 1707w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/300;\" \/>Directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Emmai Alaquiva and narrated by EGOT winner Viola Davis, the film brings together the experiences of Black mothers with insights from advocates, healthcare professionals, and cultural leaders. It examines disparities in maternal health and infant mortality while highlighting approaches aimed at improving outcomes for Black mothers and their babies. As a featured expert, Jennie contributes to a conversation about what it takes to make pregnancy, birth, and motherhood safer.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring Tina Knowles, former Vice President Kamala Harris, Elaine Welteroth, Charles Johnson, and Lamman Rucker, with creative contributions from Keke Palmer, <em>The Ebony Canal<\/em> connects personal experiences with a broader call for change. Its focus extends beyond raising awareness to encouraging engagement, investment, and practices that better support Black families.<\/p>\n<p>The documentary has earned two Emmy Awards, three Webby Awards, and the 2026 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Short Form Documentary Film, bringing greater visibility to its message.<\/p>\n<p>We are proud to see Jennie lend her expertise to this effort and help bring greater attention to the voices and solutions shaping the future of maternal health.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","publication_category":[69,46],"publication_theme":[64],"class_list":["post-3447","stories","type-stories","status-publish","hentry","featured-featured","featured-featured-bottom","publication_category-award","publication_category-features","publication_theme-maternal-health"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories\/3447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/stories"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"publication_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication_category?post=3447"},{"taxonomy":"publication_theme","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aspenglobalinnovators.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/publication_theme?post=3447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}