The ARIAH Foundation was established in 2019 after the tragic and preventable death of Shamony Makeba Gibson due to a birth-related pulmonary embolism. Shamony represents so many powerful women of color whose lives were cut short due to birth inequities and reproductive injustice in the United States.
We extend a heartfelt invitation for your monetary support in making future programming a success. ARIAH utilizes art, education, advocacy, and holistic healing programs to mitigate the long-lasting impact of systemic racism and oppression on the sexual and reproductive health, and birth outcomes within BIPOC communities.
We center healing as both a personal and collective practice to create intentional spaces where pain can be acknowledged without judgment, stories can be witnessed with care, and the weight of grief does not have to be carried alone. Through culturally rooted practices, we invite reflection, connection, and release, allowing individuals and communities to move toward restoration and renewed possibility.
At the intersection of art and advocacy, we cultivate healing environments that honor lived experiences while nurturing resilience, connection, and transformation.
The ARIAH Foundation advances reproductive justice by helping organizations transform their practices, culture, and policies to build equitable, anti-racist systems of care for Black and Brown communities. Grounded in the principles of decolonization, ARIAH builds frameworks needed to create equitable, culturally responsive systems that improve maternal health outcomes for Black and Brown communities.
Shawnee Benton Gibson and/or Omari Maynard are available for virtual and in-person speaking engagements, particularly ones focused on improving maternal health and decreasing racial health disparities.
Shawnee Benton Gibson and/or Omari Maynard are available for virtual and in-person speaking engagements, particularly ones focused on improving maternal health and decreasing racial health disparities.
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