Yaya DaCosta, a doula since 2010, is hosting the Black Maternal Health Festival online. The event aims to educate women about ...

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Not My Family: The Monique Smith Story is a Lifetime movie based on a true story. Monique Smith, played by Yaya DaCosta, is raised in a home with abuse, and she does not belong there. As a young ...

The actress has been a doula for 15 years and is working towards changing the birthing landscape for Black women.

Although the two first met as opposing counsels, they quickly developed a deep bond that brought out the best in each of them. Unfortunately, the character isn't a part of the book on which the ...

The showrunner wants fans to know that some surprise characters are returning to the show. Yaya DaCosta addressed a possible return to Chicago Med. She used to play Nurse April Sexton on the cast ...

Some exciting news was revealed by the Med showrunner about the upcoming season finale. Yaya DaCosta addressed Nurse April Sexton’s possible return. She left the show to pursue other work in the ...

The collaboration builds on Super Yaya’s A/W 2025 collection, ‘Sans-Soleil’, where fabric was explored as both form and movement through delicate, layered bands that wrapped the human body. Here, ...