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BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Join us for a powerful conversation with Allyson Felix—icon, entrepreneur, and maternal health advocate—whose personal journey from Olympic champion to changemaker has sparked a national reckoning around how mothers are treated in sports, business, and healthcare.
Presented in partnership with Bentonville Film Festival and Ingeborg Initiatives, this moderated discussion will explore urgent issues in maternal healthcare, from rising maternal mortality rates to the critical role of midwives and the need for equitable, woman-centered care models. The conversation will center on the intersection of healthcare, policy, and storytelling as drivers for change.
WHAT: Running Toward Equity: Allyson Felix and the Fight for Maternal Health
WHEN: Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | DOORS WILL OPEN AT 3:00 PM
WHERE: Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art | Great Hall | 600 Museum Way
WHY: Hear from American runner Allyson Felix, America’s most decorated Olympic track and field athlete in U.S. history, as she discusses emerging issues in maternal healthcare.
HOW: Guests can reserve tickets here.
MORE: This event is presented in collaboration with the Bentonville Film Festival, celebrating diverse voices in media and entertainment.
Running Toward Equity: Allyson Felix and the Fight for Maternal Health is sponsored by Andrea Albright and Patrick Bannon, and Demara Titzer.
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About BFFoundation
BFFoundation is a non-profit organization focused on promoting underrepresented voices of diverse storytellers. The core mission is to champion female, non-binary, LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, API, and persons with disabilities’ voices in entertainment and media, through research, education, and supporting the production and distribution of inclusive content.
The foundation believes that by taking real action with content creators, talent, influencers, advertisers, and content distributors, we can accurately reflect the gender balance and diversity of our country. Our goal is to create a seismic change in how media inspires young minds to do great things.
Along with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, the foundation also partners with schools and community institutions to educate the challenging effects of stereotyping, unconscious bias, and representation imbalance of gender, ethnicity, sexuality, and persons with disabilities. We also utilize media-based tools and content to build positive association and equality-based learning models.
BFFoundation is focused on working with its partners to foster inclusivity in media and entertainment to produce a positive influence in the community at large.
For more information, visit bentonvillefilm.org.
About Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
The mission of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is to welcome all to celebrate the American spirit in a setting that unites the power of art with the beauty of nature. Since opening in 2011, the museum has welcomed more than 14 million visitors across its spaces, with no cost for admission. Crystal Bridges was founded in 2005 as a non-profit charitable organization by arts patron and philanthropist, Alice Walton. The collection spans five centuries of American masterworks from early American to current day and is enhanced by temporary exhibitions. The museum is nestled on 134 acres of Ozark landscape and was designed by the world-renowned Safdie Architects. A rare Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house was preserved and relocated to the museum grounds in 2015. Home of the prestigious Don Tyson Prize for the Advancement of American Art and Tyson Scholars of American Art Program, Crystal Bridges offers public programs including lectures, performances, classes, and teacher development opportunities. Some 478,375 school children have participated in the Willard and Pat Walker School Visit program, which provides educational experiences for school groups at no cost to the schools. Additional museum amenities include a restaurant, gift store, library, and five miles of art and walking trails. In February 2020, the museum opened the Momentary in Downtown Bentonville (507 SE E Street), conceived as a platform for the art, food, and music of our time. In 2026, Crystal Bridges will complete a 114,000 square foot expansion that will allow the museum to expand access for all. For more information, visit CrystalBridges.org. The museum is located at 600 Museum Way, Bentonville, Arkansas 72712.
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