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Mississippi House Resolution commends Tatyana Ali for being featured in the Women's Foundation of Mississippi's Visionaries 2026: Women Who Move Mississippi event on March 27, 2026

Recognition honors Ali's advocacy work in maternal health and reproductive justice, including testimony before the United States Congress about her own traumatic childbirth experience highlighting the Black maternal health crisis

Ali founded Baby Yams, a baby quilt company that donates 10% of proceeds to grants and scholarships for Black and Indigenous birth workers

Career spans 40 years including roles on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Abbott Elementary, Broadway's Fences, and a gold record for her 1998 album "Kiss the Sky"

Five-time NAACP Image Award winner and Harvard University graduate who served as a surrogate for President Barack Obama's 2008 and 2012 campaigns promoting voter engagement and the Affordable Care Act