Brown Eyes, Blue Eyes: On Raising Mixed-Race Twins
November 27th, 2017 | by Mimi Iimuro Van Ausdall
One. That is how many babies I agreed to have with my spouse Jen. Two. That is how many babies
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Ieishah Clelland on THE BEAUTY GAP
October 11th, 2016 | by Ieishah Clelland
“Mama, I want one of this!” My daughter, Free, spoke around the bubbles and suds tumbling out of her mouth.
TO BLACK PARENTS VISITING EARTH: Letter #4 from Janet Stickmon, on TERROR
September 24th, 2016 | by Janet Stickmon
Letter #4 on Terror was originally released in July 2015 and reflects events occurring during that summer. The recent murders of
TO BLACK PARENTS VISITING EARTH: Letter #3 from Janet Stickmon, on HAIR
September 7th, 2016 | by Janet Stickmon
It took many jars of relaxing cream and scabs on my scalp before I stopped strangling Africa. The day I
TO BLACK PARENTS VISITING EARTH: Letter #1 by Janet Stickmon
July 8th, 2016 | by Janet Stickmon
To Black Parents Visiting Earth, It has taken me several months to write to you … and I don’t even
RHEA ST. JULIEN Talks With Her 4-Year-Old About Race
April 22nd, 2016 | by Rhea St. Julien
I’ve been with my husband, who is Black, for 15 years, but I have been white all my life. I
We are Here to Raise One Another Up: RAISING MOTHERS Talks to MATER MEA!
April 11th, 2016 | by Sherisa de Groot
Raising Mothers and mater mea are two gorgeous spaces online that celebrate Black motherhood and families—and other mothers of color. They
MISS SICK OF THIS VS. MAMA COOL by Tamika Thompson
February 29th, 2016 | by Tamika Thompson
My four-year-old so often says, “Mommy, I need to tell you something,” that I almost missed what she had to
AYA DE LEON On How to Talk to Small Children about Racism: Celebrating Bree Newsome
July 28th, 2015 | by Aya de Leon
Recently, our family ate dinner with another family, and their kid had seen a video of Bree Newsome taking down
LOST by Anna Doogan
March 19th, 2015 | by Anna Doogan
March was a tripwire for constant rains. Even in the fresh spring air, downpours dumped cold and gray, like the