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Nicole Byer’s advice for teaching white kids to be anti-racist
Watching her show is not enough.
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade say their home will ‘never be a safe space for bigots’
The famous couple is opening up about parenting Black children and their daughter, Zaya, through her trans journey.
President Biden spoke to George Floyd’s daughter following yesterday’s guilty verdict
"Daddy did change the world," Biden told Gianna Floyd.
Here’s how I care for my kids’ hearts and minds as a Black mom
Talk with them, not at them. Make this a conversation they want to participate in—and further it with everyone in their lives as they grow.
How to raise anti-racist kids: 20 resources for parents
Here's an age-by-age guide.
5 powerful ways young kids can take action against racism
Help young kids feel their own power with these simple actions
The White House has addressed Black maternal health—and it’s about time
"Black women in our country are facing a maternal health crisis," said Vice President Kamala Harris.
Daunte Wright’s mother heard her son’s final heartbreaking moments on the phone
After he was pulled over by Minnesota police, Daunte Wright called his mom.
40+ Black-owned beauty brands for all skin + hair types
We can't get enough.
I’m biracial and grew up in a ‘color-blind’ family
It didn't help me learn or really understand the systemic issues of racism.
Breonna Taylor’s mother didn’t get justice
An officer was charged with three counts of wanton endangerment, but not for Taylor's death.
The majority of children who die from COVID-19 are BIPOC, says CDC
More than 75% of fatal cases in kids are from marginalized communities.
Black Breastfeeding Week is incredibly important—here’s why
We spoke with Kimberly Seals Allers, founder of Black Breastfeeding Week.
Michelle Obama explains just how powerful empathy is—and why we need more of it
"Kids in this country are seeing what happens when we stop requiring empathy of one another. They're looking around wondering if we've been lying to them this whole time about who we are and what we truly value."
Today is Black Women’s Equal Pay day—here’s what that means
Black women must work seven additional months in order to catch up to white men.
‘The tentacles of racism’: On giving birth while Black in America
In this moment of societal reckoning over anti-black racism, I can't help but think about how this journey, at so many turns, has been compounded in its complexity because I am a Black mother.
Oprah made a powerful statement by honoring Breonna Taylor on cover
For the first time in 20 years, Oprah is not on the cover of O Magazine.
We’re facing a massive childcare shortage—and women of color are paying the price
Sixty percent of businesses in the childcare industry are minority-owned, but historically these workers are vastly underpaid and under appreciated. As Motherly reported last year, on average, America's childcare workers make less than Amazon delivery drivers.
This pregnant mother’s death highlights racial disparities in maternal care
Sha-Asia Washington should be alive today.
11 Black activists to follow on Instagram right now, mama
These women are inspiring people to fight against racism.