Why It Matters

As part of All Our Babies: Birthing in the Afrofuture, the Your Voice, Our Future Storytelling Booths provide a space for community members to share their birth stories, hopes, fears, and dreams. These booths serve as an archive of lived experiences, recognizing the importance of every voice in shaping a new birthing future.

Through oral, audio, and written storytelling, participants will have the opportunity to:

Share personal or ancestral birth stories—Reflecting on the joys, challenges, and triumphs of Black birthing experiences.
Speak their dreams into existence—Envisioning a world where Black birth is safe, respected, and filled with joy.
Offer wisdom and affirmations—Sharing messages of healing, resilience, and empowerment for future generations.

By gathering these powerful narratives, Your Voice, Our Future will help build a collective story of Black birthing futures, ensuring that Black voices remain at the center of shaping policies, practices, and cultural shifts.

How to Share Your Story

Option 1: In Person

Visit our Storytelling Booth at:
Volume IV – Saturday, June 28 | 1–5 PM
Prolific Achievers Academy, 8229 Higbee Ave

Option 2: Online Submission

Can't make it in person? You can still share your story with us anytime online.

Step 1: Record Your Story
Use the audio recorder below to share your experience, reflection, or creative piece. Whether it's a story, poem, or expression from the heart—it’s welcome.

Step 2: Sign the Media Release
Scroll down to complete the release form just below the recorder. This ensures your story is honored and shared with your full consent.

How It’s Used

Your story matters and we honor it with care. Stories shared through All Our Babies may be featured in community exhibitions, performances, publications, or our culminating event in September. They may also inform reports and programming that advocate for better care and visibility for Black birthing people and families. Whether through audio, visual art, or writing, your contribution helps us imagine and build a future rooted in dignity, wellness, and joy.

Exhibitions & Installations

Digital Galleries & Videos

Community Events

Tell Us Your Story

Every story matters.
Each experience shared helps build understanding, deepen connection, and strengthen the fabric of our community.

We invite you to share your story at one of our upcoming All Our Babies: Birthing in the Afrofuture activations, where we’ve created safe and welcoming spaces for storytelling. You can contribute through our Story Booth, group activities, or written reflections.

Your story is a part of our future. Come share it with us.

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Media Release Form

Thank you for participating in All Our Babies: Birthing in the Afrofuture. As part of this community-centered initiative, we document and share stories through photography, video, and artwork to uplift and celebrate Black birth, creativity, and healing. Your participation helps shape a collective vision that honors Black birth, creativity, and the power of community storytelling.

This form ensures that you understand and grant permission for your image, voice, and likeness to be used in connection with this project.

Consent to use image, audio, and video

I hereby grant permission to All Our Babies: Birthing in the Afrofuture, its organizers, partners, and affiliates to capture, use, and distribute photographs, videos, audio recordings, and artistic renderings of me in the following ways:

Publications & Media: Social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) Websites, newsletters, and digital communications Press releases, news articles, and community outreach Promotional materials and fundraising efforts.

Exhibitions & Artistic Use: Display at public events, galleries, and installations Inclusion in collaborative visual art pieces inspired by project activities Documentary storytelling, interviews, and educational materials

Archival & Future Use: Project archives for historical and educational purposes Potential inclusion in future initiatives related to All Our Babies: Birthing in the Afrofuture.

I understand that as part of All Our Babies: Birthing in the Afrofuture, event photographers and artists may capture images, videos, and artistic renderings that include my likeness, presence, or personal portraits.

By signing this release, I grant the project organizers permission to:

Use photographs and videos in which I appear for promotional materials, social media, press releases, exhibitions, and future project documentation. Create artistic representations of my likeness (such as portraits or interpretive artwork) as part of the project’s storytelling and visual documentation. Display these images and artworks in public exhibits, online galleries, and project-related media without financial compensation to me.

I waive any rights to inspect or approve the final images, artwork, or media in which my likeness appears. If I wish to opt out of photography or artistic portrayal, I will notify the project organizers before participating in any event documentation.

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Acknowledgements & Release

By signing this form, I acknowledge that:

My participation is voluntary, and I understand that I will not receive financial compensation for the use of my likeness, voice, or story.
All Our Babies: Birthing in the Afrofuture holds the right to edit, modify, and distribute the media in ways that align with the project’s mission.
I waive any rights to inspect or approve the final images, videos, or artistic renderings before their release.
I release All Our Babies: Birthing in the Afrofuture, its organizers, and affiliated partners from any claims related to the use of my image or voice in accordance with this agreement.

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