1+ week, 4+ day ago   (828+ words) Every parent wants their child to succeed. It’s exciting to see good grades, athletic accomplishments, and academic awards. But raising a confident Black boy means helping him succeed beyond school. It also means helping him feel safe, valued, emotionally healthy,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1061+ words) Black Breastfeeding Week is about more than breastfeeding. It is about the conditions that can make it easier (or harder) for Black mothers to feed their babies the way they choose, from access to lactation support and quality health care…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (460+ words) Black mothers across the nation are commended for their strength, perseverance, and commitment to their families and communities, even as they often face health disparities and other challenges to their emotional and mental health that stem from inequities. This can…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago   (546+ words) On CBS’s daytime drama Beyond the Gates, Anita Dupree is the woman everyone expects to stand tall. She is the fierce matriarch of the Dupree family, a former superstar, Vernon’s wife, Dani and Nicole’s mother, and a grandmother whose sheer…...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago   (908+ words) This is not an article about Black doctors being inherently better doctors, nor is it a story about patients only receiving good care from providers who look like them. Instead, it is about trust, communication, representation, bias, and what happens…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1283+ words) For seven years, the Mamas First Act has been introduced, refined, and reintroduced in Congress. What it has not done is become law. The legislation was first introduced in the House in 2019 as a proposal to expand Medicaid coverage for…...