TaNefer Camera
T’Amentanefer Lumukanda Camara (TaNefer) was born and raised in Oakland, California. As a wife and mother of three she juggles parenting and family with community activism and leadership. Tanefer is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), infant feeding specialist/educator, certified doula and maternal health equity strategist. Over the last 12 years she has developed and implemented programs to address health disparities in birth and breastfeeding throughout Alameda county. In addition to local efforts she has lead national and international efforts to address equity, implicit bias and racism within the field of lactation. TaNefer is a founder and co-lead of the African American – Breastfeeding Cultural Outreach Task Force. She has a private lactation practice and is starting a non-profit organization called Urban Matriarch International.