Nikole Hannah-Jones and Tatyana Ali | Storytellers Spotlight

"On The Red Carpet" Storytellers Spotlight welcomes Pulitzer Prize-winning author Nikole Hannah-Jones and singer/artist/actress and reproductive advocate Tatyana Ali to step into the "On The Red Carpet" Storytellers Spotlight for a powerful, uplifting conversation surrounding the Black maternal health crisis.

In connection to Episode 2 of Nikole Hannah-Jones' "The 1619 Project," the discussion centers on Tatyana's own challenging birthing experience, which served as a catalyst and inspired her to use her platform to become a reproductive justice advocate for Black, brown, and indigenous mothers.

Watch the entire story in the video above.

[kharyzmau]

Thanks for sharing this story. Very enlightening. So sorry that Tatyana had to go through that experience.

[chervitwaunshaw]

I experienced the same thing a nurse putting her arms in my stomach while I was pushing my first born out me screaming “you’re hurting me”! I feel her pain

[terrimcghee]

As a nurse, I'm so sorry that no one was explaining what was happening and why they were doing the things that they were doing. From your account of the birth, it sounds like you were having trouble passing the baby's shoulders and the baby probably wasn't handling it well. Anytime there is chaos in the room, it's because there is a life in danger, and that's why they are panicking.

Again, I'm so sorry that the incident scared and hurt you, but I'm so happy that you and your baby are healthy!

[amazing]

@TatyanaAli You are an amazing communicator! I really enjoyed hearing you share your story. It's very impactful to hear you championing this familiar type of dehumanization that we too often experience in hospitals, in corporate America, everywhere. Thanks for sharing so eloquently this story for others to hear.

[victoriaburns]

I've been following tatyana ali since fresh prince of bel air my heart aches for what she endured for what supposed to be a special moment between mom and dad bringing a blessing into the world hope she sued the bricks off this hospital and all staff involved that's emotional distress😢

[akaziaj]

This is so sad this happened .Adamn shame. Thank you for sharing your stories. 😢

[LeyasLife]

My daughter is due to give birth in 5 weeks and this scares me to death. I have no confidence in the medical field

[EZEORUshalay]

Thank you sooo much, This video gave me courage !! 🖤

[yearoldnewdriver]

What a great interview! I think Tatyana Ali is a good actress. I am 43. I wonder how old she is. The Fresh Prince of Bel Air was a cool show.

[MeekaJohnson-opvd]

Love this intelligent lady. Keep up the good work beautiful Nicole.

[Liy___]

To imagine all of the other beautiful women that have experienced this in our history and in current times …… Thank you for sharing.

[RealLadi]

How long has this been happening?
Im a empty nester many years now im just curious about the time line of these child birth nightmares....
Since covid I have experienced indifference and impatientence with Dr visits extremely rushed not feeling heard this affected my relationship with my Dr I've had for years and had been pleased for the most part...I was very upset for months which stopped my regular office visits eventually I think my Dr sensed something was off with me and things slowly came back to some normalcy.😢

[carolinenewsome]

I'm so sorry you had to endure this experience. The treatment you received certainly does not sound like best practices. It seems more like malpractice and very well could have had tragic results. Are any of the medical personnel being held accountable?

[trapez]

I hope someday her unreleased album produced by Johnny J, gets released

[jessiebrandon]

I'm finding lots of black people don't want to talk about it they say you just being negative about life get over it, I think now we got over it now we got to deal with it and we need Reparations MONEY we need to be able to go home to AFRICA Nations our Ancestors die pray babe we will find our way home now all signs are pointing towards AFRICA Nations

[naimabutler]

I don’t play with doctors this my body. You’re not gonna tell me what to do with it. I got common sense to figure out myself. If they would have held me down, they would have a lawsuit on them. Never let no one disregard your plans or decisions about how you choose to do something.

[sabrinahickenbottom]

I understand her emotions and her fears however, this is why you need experts or doctors on the show to explain the actions of what the doctors were doing.

[Sense.Of.Common]

I'm sorry, the husband needed to use his voice to enforce his wife's comfort and concerns.