The current healthcare system wasn’t made for Black women. 

The complete disregard for Black women is evident in maternal mortality rates, rates of cardiovascular disease and treatment of chronic diseases like endometriosis; the latter, lacking awareness, has even been dubbed the “white woman’s disease.” 

So what does endometriosis look like when the woman suffering from it does not have blonde hair or blue eyes? Meet Maya McHenry, publicist, founder, ambassador, fitness enthusiast and endo warrior.