Mom creates black mermaid character on party supplies to remedy lack of color

When Lynette Abbott couldn’t find party supplies that represented her children, she decided to create her own.

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How to transition baby to table food

“Give that child some table food!” I could hear grandma’s words in my head as I prepared another batch of pureed sweet potatoes for my 10-month-old.

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Track star runs in national race five months pregnant

Alysia Montano wasn’t expecting to win — the 31-year-old Olympian, instead, was hoping to inspire.

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Black Dad Spotlight: Twitter hashtag helps celebrate black fatherhood

Elon James White created his own day: Daddy Game Proper Day. He announced earlier this month in a Twitter video that May 5, in tandem with his daughter’s first birthday, was the

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Tennis titan Serena Williams is pregnant

Between all the wins, titles and record-breaking, tennis royalty Serena Williams now belongs to another exclusive and prestigious club: motherhood.

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