The Ebony Canal is a documentary film narrated by Academy Award-winning icon, Viola Davis. This masterful cinematic poem directed by Emmai Alaquiva examines the HERstoric portal between the disparities of infant mortality and the current state of maternal health orbiting Black and Brown women.

With collaborative insight of Former VP, Kamala Harris, Lamman Rucker, Kimberly Seal Allers, Charles Johnson and some of the top experts, we reveal the hurt, healing and hope of this voyage. Despite the undercurrents, the mission aims to foster a new wave of solution-driven practices. The vision is to move maternal health forward in the journey to save Black and brown mothers and their babies.

Directed by: Emmai Alaquiva
RT: 51 min

Followed by

with Panelists

Emmai Alaquiva

Director

Brenda Gilbert 

Executive Producer

Alana Yzola-Daly

Associate Producer

Gabrielle “Gabby” Albert 

Executive Director, 4Kira4Moms

Dr. Madeline Sutton

Board-Certified OB/GYN