Elizabeth Dawes Gay, MPH, is a consultant and writer working at the intersections of public health, reproductive and social justice, and policy advocacy. She is based in Washington, DC and can be ...

I caught up with Elizabeth Dawes Gay, co-director of the Black Mama’s Matter Alliance (BMMA) this week, and she was clear: “There is something that… By. Sunshine Muse. Published.

There are a lot of challenges that folks are dealing with,” Black Mamas Matter Alliance co-director Elizabeth Dawes Gay tells PEOPLE. “It boils down to toxic stress, racism in society, ...

To be told that you’ve got breast cancer is a difficult and frightening thing, but that’s what Elizabeth Dawes was informed of in July 2013. It later turned out - after surgery, no less - that ...