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Kimberly Seals Allers

Journalist, author, infant health advocate

Kimberly Seals Allers is an award-winning journalist, author and an international public speaker, strategist and advocate for maternal and infant health. A former senior editor at ESSENCE and writer at FORTUNE magazine, her fifth book, "The Big LetdownHow Medicine, Big Business and Feminism Undermine Breastfeeding" (St. Martins) was published in 2017. She's a co-founder of Black Breastfeeding Week, a national awareness initiative from August 25-31. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @iamKSealsAllers.

February 5, 2024

Opinion | Black Women Have Never Had The Privilege Of Rage
August 8, 2018

Opinion | Presenting Breastfeeding As A Choice Is Contributing To Black Infant Deaths
January 9, 2018

If We Want Real Change, #Time'sUp Must Also Include Women Who Harass Women
December 14, 2017

New Report: Most Infant Formula Claims Not Based on Science; Mostly Marketing Research

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November 1, 2017

Fed is Best: The Silence Speaks Volumes

September 17, 2017

Breastfeeding Behind Bars: Do All Moms Deserve the Right?

December 6, 2017

Why Ferguson Has Everything To Do With Black Breastfeeding Week
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