Beyonce Breastfeeds Blue Ivy: Can White Advocates Give Black Moms Our Breastfeeding Victory?
By KIMBERLY ALLERS Dear White Women, I know the breastfeeding world is all abuzz over reports that Beyonce breastfed her beautifully brown baby, Blue Ivy...
I Was Made To Love Her: A Black Father’s Celebration Of Women’s History Month
By TABARI Z. BOMANI For the SHEs and Hers of my life—past, present and future—I offer this, simply and with love. Happy Women’s History Month....
In Philadelphia, Women Are Dying for A Bigger Butt
By NICK CHILES Police in Philadelphia are on the verge of throwing a murder charge at a woman who allegedly killed a London tourist by...
Wisconsin Senator Thinks Single Parenthood Is Child Abuse—And Proposes Bill To Make It So
A Wisconsin legislator recently authored a controversial bill that would force the state’s Health department to claim in literature that children from single parent homes...
Maya Angelou’s Note To Her 15-Year-Old Self (VIDEO)
Gail King recently debuted a new segment on CBS This Morning called, “Note To Self,” a series that invites celebrities to write personal letters to...
Harmony: The Sustainable Alternative To Work/Life Balance
By Akilah S. Richards In “Balance Is For Yoga & Flamingoes,” part one of this two-part series on our struggles with work-life balance, I discussed...
Using a Condom May Not Be As Easy as We Thought
By NICK CHILES After a number of years (or decades) as a grown-up, most of us probably assume we got the whole condom thing figured...
Balance is for Yoga and Flamingos: Rethinking Work/Life Balance For Busy Moms
By Akilah S. Richards Far be it for me to dictate what a grown woman should believe—particularly as it relates to how she chooses to...
[UPDATE] Homeless Connecticut Mom Pleads Guilty to Stealing an Education for Her Son
[UPDATE] McDowell received a sentence of 12 years for her crimes—drugs and larceny for stealing an education. She will serve five years in prison and...
Deadly School Shooting in Ohio—Yet Another Example of America’s Gun Obsession (UPDATE)
UPDATE—another student wounded in the Ohio school shooting has died, bringing to three the number of fatalities in the attack by a teen who opened fire...
