BBW was created in 2013 by 3 national breastfeeding advocates in response to 40+ years of a gaping racial disparity in breastfeeding rates. Since then, BBW has been celebrated throughout the nation with over 800 community events, 10+ million social media impressions, and $5000+ distributed in community grants and prizes and featured in national media outlets including nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show, Harpers Bazaar, Healthline, Ebony Magazine, and The Huffington Post, among others. Black Breastfeeding Week is the sole health campaign with an explicit national focus with online and local impact on Black maternal and infant health through breastfeeding | 
