The actress and First Ladies Health Initiative leader discuss the Black maternal health crisis and their Born to Thrive event Demetria McKinney is known for her role as Janine on Tyler Perry’s “House of Payne,” but her advocacy work extends far beyond the screen. Marquise Allison-Alston serves as co-executive director of the First Ladies Health Initiative, an organization her mother founded in 2008. Together, they are bringing attention to the Black maternal health crisis thr