Being a Mom
Babies Can’t Keep
You made it! Through twelve months of many leaps, a lot fewer sleeps, and at least one weep, you’ve been the parent of a human being. Allow us to now welcome you to the next phase of parenthood: parenting a Toddler. Your baby will always be your baby. But, the fact is, they’re moving on…
Read MoreBlack Women and their Babies are Dying at an Alarming Rate, and it’s not their fault
This Wednesday marks the celebration of Juneteenth, a holiday recognizing the end of slavery in America. Although the most recently added federal holiday in the United States, becoming official in 2021, Juneteenth is so much more than a day off in the middle of June, and has been observed by the Black community for over…
Read MoreWhat The Pink Power Ranger Taught Me About Grief
By Margaret Mason Tate Back in the days of VH-1, which, to be quite clear, were the very best of days, they cast Amy Jo Johnson [the Pink Power Ranger] to star in a biopic about Nancy Nevins and Sweetwater. It premiered right at the end of the summer in 1999 when I was 13,…
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