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Join Taja Lindley during Black Maternal Health week for a free virtual event - a public program to accompany her participation in the Old Stone House’s contemporary art exhibition, MAMA NEEDS A RAISE!  This event be…

Mama Needs a Raise!  Toward a “Utopian” Care Economy Exhibition dates: March 24-May 12, 2024   Opening Reception: March 24, 3-5pm Open Hours: Friday-Sunday, 12-4pm or by appointment 336 Third St, Brooklyn…

"Pump & Feed" is a (virtual) performance ritual by Taja Lindley that comments on the labor of breastfeeding when returning to work after maternity leave. This work is inspired by Lindey's younger sister who recently gave birth and is navigat…

The National Postpartum Awareness Week (PAW) Campaign is a commitment to engage in collective action to ensure safe pregnancy and postpartum outcomes for Black, Brown, and Indigenous women and birthing people (BIPOC); locally, nationally, and intern…

This weekend the host and creator of the Black Women's Dept. of Labor Podcast - Taja Lindley - will be presenting at the 8th Annual Mother Wit Conference! You can register here. This virtual event is FREE and will feature inspirational panelists, w…

It’s official yall! This season is a WRAP! The season finale was released YESTERDAY and we're ready to celebrate the occasion.   The Summer edition of Taja Tuesday Artist Talk is going down next Tuesday Sept. 6th – the day aft…

It's official: this season of the Black Women's Dept. of Labor is complete! This season initiated the pivot from the Birth Justice Podcast NYC to the Black Women's Dept. of Labor. And we've traveled across space and time to discuss domestic labor, …

The Black Women's Dept. of Labor turns two today! If you've been tuning into this podcast since it was called the Birth Justice Podcast NYC, then you remember the very first episode was published on Wednesday July 8th, 2020 - my birthday! The inaug…

  If you've tuned into the Episode 6 of the Black Women's Dept. of Labor Podcast, then you heard the good news:   We created a 37 page digital workbook to support you with clarifying your purpose with astrology! This i…

The Economic Hardship Reporting Project recently awarded the podcast a grant to support the rest of our current season!EHRP supports independent journalists so they can create gripping stories, often countering the typical narratives. They th…