We are forced to make decisions about our families, often not always based on our hopes and visions for the future, but on the money in our pocket and whether we have access to competent healthcare. But what if we could change that?
News Posted in Family
Stigma Around ‘Non-Traditional’ Families Won’t End with Assisted Reproductive Technology
Queer and trans folks have been making babies for a long time, and it’s rarely ever easy. Even when we create biological children, we have to fight to be recognized as their parents.
I don’t buy my daughter Christmas gifts
Single parenting, Christmas shopping and why I let my family buy the gifts
Why I take my daughter with me to the gynecologist
Bringing my daughter with me to the gynecologist appointments has helped us talk about women’s health without it being an abstract or taboo concept to her.
The Criminal Justice System Is Failing Black Families
The criminalization of the Black community is breaking up the Black family and by doing so is perpetuating the cycles of poverty and oppression in our society.
Do We Love Black Mothers Enough?
A well-known African proverb reads, “It takes a village to raise a child.” It also takes a village for Black women to have healthy pregnancies and deliver healthy babies.
A Young Mama’s Journey From Struggling Alone to Parenting in Community
Becoming a mother at 15 made me feel as if I had to prove to the world that I could do “it” on my own.
Lessons from the Kitchen
Like many others, I’m sure, I was raised among many women who taught me deep and powerful life lessons.
Lack of Support Structures Creates Impossible Decisions
Everyday, single mothers across the country are forced to make unconventional decisions because of societal structures in place.
What We MUST Learn From the Murders of Britney Cosby and Crystal Jackson
I know, with certainty, that my father would not murder me.