Chocolate Milk Café is a national network developed by Black lactation, human milk feeding, and breastfeeding advocates and professionals to provide culturally congruent care to families of the African Diaspora. Using peer-led lactation support and professional development programs, we provide education and create sacred spaces to empower and advocate for Black families, on both national and local levels.

We currently have 15 active chapters across 11 states plus Canada with over 50 Facilitators serving Black families.

Chocolate Milk Café was created by Hakima Tafunzi Payne, an African-American perinatal nurse and breastfeeding educator lovingly referred to as Mama Hakima. Mama Hakima witnessed the breastfeeding disparities among African-American women and sought to create a safe space that provides peer to peer support with access to Black Certified Lactation Counselors (CLC) and/or Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultants (IBCLC). Mama Hakima identified the need to have a group model that not only provides breastfeeding support but also uplifts and celebrates Black culture, experiences, kinship and community.

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