Tune in NOW to hear Kay and Katy discuss Katy’s experience with medical racism, white supremacy, and racial disparities the NICU she recently resigned from in New York City. This woman is a powerful advocate for equality, not just for people of color, but for everyone. She has spoken before many legislators and other leaders to bring about change in New York. You will want to listen to the very end. Before knowing about this issue, I asked Katy to share the things all the other guests I’ve had on the show for NICU Awareness Month have shared. To my surprise, she had other topics she felt were necessary to bring to the table. We deal with the hard stuff, right? Well, tune in. Katy McFadden is a midwife, NICU nurse, Neonatal Developmental Care Specialist, Advanced Nurse Lactation Consultant, Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, Certified Educator of Infant Massage, and Child Passenger Safety Technician in central Brooklyn. She recently resigned from her position as a NICU nurse at a segregated-Black and intentionally under-resourced hospital, and is taking time to explore political solutions to racial and gender health disparities before pursuing her next paid clinical position. She is a volunteer organizer with Ancient Song Doula Services. She lives with her fiance and 14 chickens in Weeksville, where she has been since 2013. When not involved in the birth work, she can be found in her garden or spending time with her nephews. She recently resigned from her position as a staff nurse at SUNY Downstate- University Hospital Brooklyn, a 90%+ Black serving hospital 9x more dangerous than whiter serving institutions less than 10 miles away. Described as a "whistle blower committing career suicide," Katy is currently focused on full time activism, trying to bring attention & solutions to SUNY Downstate. She hopes to bring experts together to craft legislation that will address State perpetuated medical racism through a process of Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations. Her website is: https://www.brooklyngrows.com/blog and you can follow her on Twitter and Instagram: @Brooklyn_Grows. Connect with the growing podcast community on social media: @msepodcast!