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Why We Need Black Maternal Health Week

Why We Need Black Maternal Health Week

Today marks the final day of  National Black Maternal Health Week.  Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) founded this week of observance in 2018 to bring attention to the black maternal healthcare crisis in America.  BMMA’s website shares, “The campaign...
Mothering the Space Between

Mothering the Space Between

I became a mother when I was eighteen years old – just a baby myself. The summer I graduated high school, I began dating my future husband and father of my two children. I soon left my hometown of Ithaca, New York to study photography at The Art Institute of...
The Worry of the Black American Mother

The Worry of the Black American Mother

  Last week my teenager got in trouble. He got in normal, “I am fifteen and being an idiot with a few of my friends” kind of trouble. I always knew the day would come when we would have to address a situation where he’d get caught doing something we’d...
Raising the Revolution

Raising the Revolution

Generally speaking, I pride myself on the fact that I purpose to raise “well-balanced” children. Exposing them to art, science, music, language and cultures from around the world has been especially high on my priority list. I find myself daydreaming about...