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.
Outlet: Strong Families Blog
Lessons from the Kitchen
Like many others, I’m sure, I was raised among many women who taught me deep and powerful life lessons.
Echoing Ida Dispels Myths and Gets Real About Health Care Reform
We are writing from and to our own communities: because we deserve to know the truth about our own health disparities.
Women’s Equality Day 2013: Celebrating the nostalgia of past successes while remaining rooted in the dangers of the future
I would be remiss if I didn’t acknowledge that Black women did not have access to the vote until our gender caught up with our race with the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
A Word on Allyship…or Lack Thereof
What exactly does a “good ally” look like?
Ryan, Stop Trying to Define Our “Hood” (It’s Black WomanHOOD)
I am thoroughly unimpressed by you, Ryan Bomberger and your insidious campaign of shaming…
Babe, I’m Pregnant…
Did someone on television say the word abortion?
Papa Barack and the Patriarchy of America or What We Need Is Good Governance
President Barack Obama (hereafter referred to as Papa Barack) is content to serve−and is really intent on serving – as this nation’s number one papa.
Honoring the Truth of Our Mothers’ Humanity: Notes from the Daughter of a Single Mother
Daughter of a single mother is an identity that I have claimed proudly, and also with resentment and contempt.
For my mother: A day without cancer
When I found a lump in my breast several years ago, I couldn’t bear to tell my mother.