The Foundation

The Broken Brown Egg, Inc. exists to inform, empower, and advocate for individuals and couples experiencing infertility and reproductive health issues, with an emphasis on the Black experience of them.

Our History

The Broken Brown Egg was founded in 2009 by Regina Townsend as a personal blog to document her journey through infertility. From the comments and emails she received, Regina began to identify a need for support and inclusion among other Black women experiencing similar journeys.

Regina and her husband Jahbari recognized a greater call to use the platform to educate and advocate for others and incorporated The Broken Brown Egg in the state of Illinois in 2010.

Today

The Broken Brown Egg is a 501c3 tax-exempt organization that seeks to provide resources and support for three major targets: Reproductive Justice and Health Equity, The Reproductive Health Careers Pipeline, and Empowerment & Community.

The Broken Brown Egg provides resources to organizations and individuals and also hosts educational events and support groups throughout the year.

Since its founding, The Broken Brown Egg has worked to become a respected staple in the infertility community and has received support and partnership from many organizations in the fertility and reproductive health community around the world.

Signature programs of the organization include:

Moasiac – Annual Virtual Mothers’ Day Support Wine Sip
Broken Brown Egg Nog Nite – Winter Support Group& & Fundraiser
The Shellshocked Support Group – Online support group
Empowerment Opportunities – Exclusive outreach network to connect individuals with news outlets and researchers wishing to reach patient advocates.

Team

Regina Townsend

Founder – Executive Director

Julia Harrison

Administrative Assistant

Christyn Rayford

Events Coordinator

Ashley Yancey

Director of Communications

Our Program Targets

Reproductive Justice and Health Equity

Dismantle barriers to access including stigmas, misinformation, and biases related to infertility and reproductive health among Black and other underrepresented communities by illuminating their historical contexts, addressing disparities, and providing resources.

The Reproductive Health Careers Pipeline

Support and encourage individuals from underrepresented communities to pursue professional training and careers in the infertility and reproductive health field by offering resources and tools including mentorship matching, financial assistance, and educational outreach.

Empowerment & Community

Individually and in partnership with other organizations, the Broken Brown Egg will support couples and individuals who are curious about or experiencing infertility and other reproductive health challenges by providing workshops, community events, financial assistance, and fertility coaching.

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Our Impact

Tonight we spoke with the amazing Regina from The Broken Brown Egg! 🙌🏼 She also shared so much wisdom and I’m blown away by her advocacy efforts to help build community for those struggling. Regina- we are so thankful for you and your voice. One thing is for sure we are not alone! Thank you for your time and insight!!

TN Fertility Advocates

Fertility Advocacy Organization

Finding BBE was literally like finding home for me. I came across the page scrolling through my IG feed after having finally accepted that, Yes I did/do suffer from infertility. Even going through two rounds of (failed) IVF cycles, I had not accepted it. It was a hard label to swallow. BBE was probably the second fertility related page I followed after the first one discontinued the group. The realness and everydayness of it is what I love the most. You put my thoughts and feelings into words to express myself to ME. I even used you to explain what I was going through to my friends and husband. BBE takes my feelings and thoughts out of being trapped in my head... it's a release, it's freedom from silence! BBE lets me know/reminds me, NO, you are not alone. And most importantly, I am not broken and it's not my fault.

Kamaria

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Yours is one of the only pages I still follow from that time in my life. When you would post about being pregnant, and how you're not "cured" from infertility simply because you become pregnant, and how we can feel guilty for being pregnant when those in our interfility world weren't, I could totally relate. It's such a strange and lonely experience. I was always thinking something would happen, that it was too good to be true. I couldn't completely enjoy it. Anyways--I've babbled enough. I just wanted you to know how appreciative I am of you.

Anonymous

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