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REDFORD TOWNSHIP, - On Tuesday, August 23, Redford Township's Board of Trustees signed a proclamation to name August 25 to 31, 2022 as Black Breastfeeding Week, which is celebrating its 10-year anniversary.

The proposed proclamation states that Redford Township "is committed to building a new foundation for breastfeeding while celebrating past, present and future accomplishments in breastfeeding outcomes" and "believes that it is necessary to forge a community-wide effort amongst its community members, government, private health care, community-based organizations and non-profit organizations to improve the breastfeeding outcomes for Black families."

The proclamation was submitted by Anjanette Davenport Hatter of the Redford Township Commission on Diversity and Inclusion and the founding executive director of Your good Village Collective®, a nonprofit organization formed in 2018 that works to improve health outcomes for families in the metro Detroit area. Ms. Hatter is a social worker and a certified lactation counselor.