‘I’m a Mom First’: How One Pediatrician is Helping Address Vaccine Hesitancy in Black Families
Dr. Nina S. Ford Johnson explains that COVID-19 affects Black children at higher rates and vaccines are a top form of protection against the virus.
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Three Sisters and Their Children Killed in Philadelphia Fire Laid to Rest
The blaze at the start of the year claimed the lives of 12 people, including three sisters who lost all but one of their children.
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Mother of Four Plans March in D.C. to Combat High Homicide Rates Among Black Women
Rosalind Page is organizing a march at the nation’s capital slated for September of 22.
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Chicago Mother Influences School District’s Hair Discrimination Ban
A new Illinois law prohibits schools from policing hairstyles associated with race, ethnicity or texture.
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Senate Passes Bill to Honor Emmett Till and His Mother
The legislation will award Till and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously.
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Mother and 6-Year-Old Son Visiting Friend Among 17 Victims in Tragic Bronx Apartment Fire
The Bronx apartment fire claimed the lives of 17 people, including a 2-year-old child and seven other children.
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Maya Angelou Becomes First Black Woman to Appear on U.S. Quarter
One of the legendary poet’s most famous works “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” is honored on the new coin.
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American-Born Black Women at Higher Risk for Preeclampsia
A new study analyzed a group of more than 6,000 women over the last 28 years.
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Death of Kansas Teen Who Died in Police Custody Ruled Homicide
Cedric Lofton, 17, passed away from complications two days after being restrained by police in a juvenile detention facility. Protestors are calling for more transparency.
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No Need to be a Supermom: 5 Things I Wish I Knew
My son was diagnosed with non-vocal autism at 25 years old, and knowing these things would have saved me a lot of stress.
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