Jada Pinkett-Smith, Willow Smith and
Adrienne Banfield-Jones is social justice leader
Tamika D. Mallory who speaks about her own experiences with feeling invisible and the challenges of being seen, especially when she was a young mother.
Tressie Cottom, a college professor, also recalls her experience of being treated as in “incompetent Black woman” by doctors while pregnant. Dr.
Tamika Cross, a physician, shares what happened the time she had a confrontation with a flight attendant that went viral.
During the segment, Pinkett-Smith recalls how the impact of the “angry Black woman” stereotype has led to society ignoring the needs and challenges of Black women as a whole, especially when it comes to healthcare. Cottom explains that she was rushed to the hospital when she was four months pregnant with excessive bleeding and cramping. She says the doctor dismissed her pain saying that spotting was normal for someone “as fat as she was'' and was sent home that same day.