If you’ve been noticing more topless black women on your Instagram feeds than normal this week, I promise it’s for good reason. They’re feeding their babies publicly in an effort to bring attention to Black Breastfeeding Week. It’s a national effort to bring attention to the societal inequities that lead to lower breastfeeding rates for …
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Not all celebrity moms are created equal. Actress Gabrielle Union said she wants to be a voice for voiceless moms of color.
It took at least six minutes for one of three women allegedly caught on camera stealing a stroller from a New Jersey store to realize she forgot her baby at the store. The women were at Bambi Baby Aug. 16 in Middletown, which is about 45 miles south of New York City, according to Fox …
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It’s back-to-school time! Get your cocktails or if you’re a crier, tissues ready. I stayed home with my son, Donovan, for a solid 18 months before putting him in daycare. So I sat squarely on the cocktail side of things. But regardless of how emotional that first day of school or daycare is for you, …
There are worse things in life than botching a writing test or job interview, but it certainly doesn’t feel like it when you’re going through it. I decided a few months ago that it was the right time for me to go back to work after staying home with my son for a little more …
When 5-year-old Skylin Jamrowski found out her mother and stepfather were two of 22 people shot and killed in a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, she cried and asked her grandmother: “Is he going to come and shoot me?” When I read the words in a CNN post, I wanted to …
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Georgia Rep. Erica Thomas’ name has been all up and through media headlines for the past week after a white shopper at a Publix grocery store in a suburb of Atlanta cursed at her in front of her young child for having too many items in the express lane. Thomas, who is pregnant, said in …
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You walk in and see your 12-year-old daughter having sex. What do you do? What do you feel? What do you do next? The situation I’m asking about is hypothetical. Praise God. My baby, Donovan, is only 1-year-old. I haven’t had to deal with that yet, but that scenario is real for a dad who …
‘Sex and The City’s’ actress Kristin Davis talks adopting black children as a white woman on the web series ‘Red Table Talk.’
Finding an affordable daycare is no easy task, and the work doesn’t stop when you find one. Read expert tips to make sure your kid’s first daycare is a fit.