Jamarah Amani is a Black, Femme, and Queer community midwife whose mission is to do her part to build a movement for birth justice. Jamarah is the architect of the Black Midwives Model of Care and the Birth Justice Bill of Rights. She is also the founder of Black Midwives Day, a nationally recognized holiday.
Jamarah is the Executive Director of Southern Birth Justice Network, co-founder of the National Black Midwives Alliance, and a founding member of the Queer and Transgender Midwives Association. Jamarah currently leads Mobile Midwife Clinic in Miami, providing midwifery and doula care to South Florida families in a converted ambulance; and Miami Birth Justice Initiative, transforming hospitals to center birth justice. An alumni of Echoing Ida Collective, Jamarah writes op-eds for media and has been featured in many publications such as the Miami Herald and the Washington Post. Jamarah has spoken publicly on birth justice around the world, including Congress and the United Nations. She is currently producing a documentary entitled “Legacy Power Voice: Movements in Black Midwifery.”Her recent awards include the TrailBlazer Award from the City of Miami (2019), the Birthworker Award from Black Mamas Matter Alliance (2022), and the Community Champion Award from the Miami Foundation (2024).