About That Night Donny Hathaway and Toure Came Into My Delivery Room…
No, really I thought it was sensible enough: the overnight bag I packed for the hospital the day I delivered my Mari had all the...
Joy and Fear: When a Black Mom Finds Out She’s Having a Boy
By Nadirah Angail So far, I have one child, a little brown girl (LBG). She’s only 20 months, but I’ve already started my campaign against...
Black Women Speak Up! Tell Congress To Stay Out Of Our Wombs
Make no mistake about it: Planned Parenthood is under attack. With not even two months under its belt, the new Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed...
From Miscarriage to Miracle: This Is My Testimony
By Ekene Onu A little over three years ago, I stood in front of my bathroom mirror, looked down at my hand and promised myself...
A Mother’s Love: A Love Letter To The Woman Who Gave Me Away
I was 12 years old when I found my adoption papers tucked in a metal box under my parents’ bed. Too young to process alone...
My Super Weird Pregnancy Craving
So I was doing laundry yesterday and Mari came in and did what she’s been doing since she was but a little pea in my...
The Baby Who Never Was: Black Women and Miscarriage
The cramping started in the car—sharp pains that felt like the spasms I get when my period is imminent. By the time I got back...
{Bringing up Boogie} For Colored Girls Who Are Pregnant, Alone & Unable to See the Rainbow
By BASSEY IKPI The doctor says I've lost weight in the last two weeks. The doctor says that the growth is even bigger now than...
{Bringing Up Boogie} Tantrums & Tears For Fears: Waiting For the Boogie Man
Bassey with Boogie in the belly. [Photo by Kimberly Gaines] By BASSEY IKPI I didn't want to have children. I told people that it was because...
{Bringing Up Boogie} Angels In the Delivery Room: In Memory of My Friend, Nurse Valada
Vintage Boogie When I was pregnant with Boogie, I had a difficult time getting used to the idea of pregnancy and negotiating the new changes...
