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President Biden spoke to George Floyd’s daughter following yesterday’s guilty verdict

"Daddy did change the world," Biden told Gianna Floyd.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

5 powerful ways young kids can take action against racism

Help young kids feel their own power with these simple actions

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

The United States is failing to protect pregnant Black and Latina women during the pandemic

In Illinois, they make up over 70% of COVID-19 complicated pregnancies, for example.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

11 Black activists to follow on Instagram right now, mama

These women are inspiring people to fight against racism.

Updated Jul. 09, 2020

As a Black mom, I don’t want to fear for the life of my children anymore

I hope my children are the last generation to deal with racial hate.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

12-year-old ‘This is Us’ star Lonnie Chavis opens up about racism

"I thought my parents were for sure going to die going up against the police," Chavis writes.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Juneteenth celebrations have always existed, but why isn’t it a national holiday?

Black history is American history and our kids need to know it.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Tyler Perry will pay for Rayshard Brooks’ funeral and set up college funds for his kids

Perry has been in contact with the family and simply "wanted to do something to help."

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

If you want to be an ally, you have to understand this first

I'm going to say what usually goes unsaid about racism.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

This pregnant mother’s protest sign is so powerful

A protest sign spotted at a Washington, D.C. rally is now a battle cry for mothers everywhere.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

This cop’s daughter wrote a viral post we all need to read

"Black Lives Matter. This is not a race war—this is a right vs wrong war."

Updated May. 20, 2022

10 inspiring Black moms to follow on IG right now

They perfectly capture Black motherhood.

Updated Jun. 05, 2020

These are the peaceful protest pictures you need to see

There's been a lot of focus in the media on the property destruction happening during some protests, but they don't tell the full story.

Updated May. 20, 2022

This mama’s honest post about her Black husband being treated like a threat is going viral

"My hard working, kind hearted, silly husband was guilty because of his skin and there was absolutely nothing he could do about it."

Updated May. 20, 2022

This dad’s viral Facebook post sheds light on what it feels like to be a black man in the US

"In the four years living in my house, I have never taken a walk around my neighborhood alone (and probably never will)."

Updated May. 20, 2022

Dear white moms, here’s what I need you to know

I so desperately need you to have conversations with your children about racism.

Updated Feb. 18, 2025

My Black family is safer in quarantine than in normal life

It shouldn't be this way.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021

Dear white friends, please love my black sons as if they were your own

Love them and demand America do the same.

Updated Oct. 14, 2021
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