DBM Episode 48 Black Moms, Breastfeeding & Informal Milk Sharing with Rita Little.

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Rita Little is a mom trying to leave the world a little better than she found it. She resides with pride in the City of Detroit. She has been gifted with raising the most amazing four year old full of Black boy joy. Professionally, she works full time as a Community Health Program Manager for a local health system. She also works part time helping to inspire the minds of our future public health professionals, as a professor at two universities. She also remain diligent and dedicated to advocacy and education about breastfeeding with an emphasis on Black families.

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