Melissa Muganzo
Transportation Planning
Supervisor Jennifer Donlon Wyant
Artist Background
Melissa Muganzo is an actor, philanthropist, and cultural curator who believes in the influence that Black art and ingenuity has on global culture and racial justice. She is a proud regional graduate of both UC Davis and Sacramento State.
Melissa has been assigned to curate 7 videos that share out the stories of the community as it relates to transportation planning and development. She has also been assigned a photo management project to assist in getting updated visuals for the Division of transportations website and on-going grants.
PART 1 -The Big Hysto
Melissa Muganzo decided she was going to create a documentary called "The Big Hysto."
It features local Sacramentans talking about black uterine health and medical injustices. While the documentary started a conversation, it also created a community for what Mungazo calls a silent pandemic. (Link to Article)
PART 2 -The Big Hysto
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Many women go into a doctor's office feeling intimidated, alone and lost. Women's health care is just not talked about enough and it has serious consequences.
Take fibroids for example, millions of women have these generally non-cancerous growths on their uterus. But for some, it can turn into heavy menstrual bleeding or even a total hysterectomy. (Link to Article)
