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How Motherhood Raised Her: A Personal Essay Series about Motherhood, Mothering and Parenthood

I never get enough of this photo. I was breastfeeding both daughters at that time. My oldest was breastfed until she was about 2 years...

We live about five minutes from my favorite Chinese restaurant so it is a weekly ritual to visit at least once a week (at minimum). After...

Breastfeeding. Something that is so natural, a gesture that is meant to connect a child to their mother, to nurture, to feed, to comfort,...

I remember always being asked in college "Where do you see yourself in five years?" I remember being so afraid of that question because I...

Story time is an essential part of our day. We read anywhere from two to three books each day and as a Black mom, sometimes I have an...

Kwanzaa was founded in 1966 by Maulana Karenga. Because it falls so close to the holidays, many believe that it has a religious...

It is 5am and I cannot sleep. I literally laid down a couple of hours ago and was jolted awake by the need to type this out, get this...

A couple of months ago, Kamryn and I were on the Marta train on our way home when this girl, no older than 9 years old, sat down next to...

So I was skeptical watching this video. Sometimes BuzzFeed can completely miss the mark with this series (anyone seen Problems Only...

Becoming a mother is like stumbling upon the world's greatest secret. It is like you are being ushered into some sort of secret society...