I met Katonya Trent, founder of the organization and community, Konnected Thru 22, on Instagram over a year ago through our mutual friend Yaa Abbsensetts-Dobson, founder of Spoken Black Girl. And I remember being instantly drawn to that Mama Warrior spirit of hers, along with her inspiring story of delivering her son, Kareem, at 22 weeks, alone, inside her home. How can anyone not marvel at the strength and resilience it takes to move through such a life altering experience?
No one would fault her for focusing solely on her child in the years ahead. But Katonya’s heart and advocacy are expansive; she is a fierce premature birth advocate, author, and speaker, working, not solely for her son Kareem, but all families who are raising children born premature.
