We cannot remain silent anymore.
The fight for justice and equity requires a collective effort. This is a war for the very humanity of our children.
Black parents should not have to plead with school board leaders for support, because the failure for their child’s identity to be recognized in schools has led to that child attempting to scratch the Black off their skin.
Last year an elected school board official in Ontario, Canada, called Charline Grant the N-word. Then that official refused to resign and blamed ‘old age’
It can be hard finding great children’s books right? I think I found one. I love books with a positive lesson. For me, the new book Anthill For Sale is about leaning to value and love yourself when others don’t. You can’t go wrong with message like that. And the illustrations are gorgeous too. @bigbellyubookco #PB #kidlit #amreading #parenting #family # love #childrenliteracy Read more
When the boy child was 5 years old, he called me ‘Blackie’ and proudly told me that his friend from school told him that ‘Blackie’
Imagine this…You are living in Atlanta, Donald Trump has just won the election. You are shocked, you are in disbelief. You look over at your
When I scheduled this latest conversation for the Woke Mommy Chatter podcast. It was meant to be three people talking about the idea of achievement
This week, I’m concluding my conversation with Brainne DeRosa, authour of the Red, Round or Green blog, about a recent article she wrote for Motherwell
I recently wrote an article about only having one hour a day to spend with my kids if I accept a full-time 9-5, no flexibility
Having a three year old sucks. Anyone who tells you differently is either delusional or on a strong dose of Vicodin or likely both….because they
My own family tree is a network of blank spots and unanswered questions.
Black love is resistance, it is a fist in the air, it is the power of convictions, it is striving towards change, it is people who dedicate themselves to their community, it is unapologetic in its blackness.
Where’s the #metoo moment for anti-Black racism? I don’t feel dis-empowered, disenfranchised or attacked for being a woman….I feel all of those things for being Black.
Part of the reason I started my blog was to peel back the layers on what motherhood in the west looks like- which in the
The boy child is 7 years old now. We’ve always enabled the belief in Santa and the magic of Christmas. But this year is different.
I don’t know any black parent who doesn’t struggle to find books with characters that their child can relate to. So that’s why when I
Who the hell does David Cameron think he is? If I hear one more person say that black people should move on from slavery I’m
How do you talk to your kids about racial tension? In an alternate universe down south in Charlottesville, Virginia, Bellamy Shoffner is writer and photographer
‘It takes a village to raise a child’ Today I spent the day with my extended village at the Alliance of Educators for Black Students
The face of homeschooling is changing across North America as more and more black parents choose to educate their children in order to give them
As an outsider looking into to the mess that is the United States, more often than not I am left speechless. Beyond that though, as
We talk about the history of wet nursing and the real stigma that comes with black women using their breasts to feed babies that originated in slavery. ‘That “slavery sh*t” as one woman referred to it
I’m pretty sure it’s blatantly obvious that I’m no conservative. So typically, when I see the asinine, ignorant and tone deaf comments made by some
The one where we talk about interracial dating and identity. Don’t forget to subscribe and download the latest episode of the Woke Mommy Chatter Podcast.
There’s an Opioid crisis across North America. There’s also a severe double standard in response to that crisis. It’s like a sick joke. The double
Yes, I belong to black only moms group. They have been a sanctuary for me. Before I found these groups I was struggling. My son
No. No no no no no no. Apple’s new VP of diversity and inclusion is All Lives Mattering her new role. She was on a
And black women and their men everywhere are nodding their heads at this. You know when you get home and that straight wig comes off,
Remember that Sopranos episode where Tony and his guys basically blame every misfortune, murder or general mess on non existent black men? Well, that’s what
I’m so disappointed in Dove. I really am. I buy their products, I’ve been using #Dove for years. I loved the real women campaign. But
So apparently black pride is a threat the FBI feels the need to name and deal with. I know some people hate the term Woke.
Woke Mommy is working on a podcast that will be coming your way soon! Look out for it and listen to the intro I recorded
It’s done. As absurd as it sounds, Trump is the president-elect. Right wing radicals joined forces with otherwise descent people, who closed their eyes, held
It’s D-DAY. Today is the day that changes the course of history. Either America elects it’s first female President, or it elects the most divisive and
while it’s great to put two faces side by side and ask the question ‘who would you hire?’ maybe the question should be ‘who would you hire full-time, for an executive role?’
I have to share the goodness that is the wash-day visor. Why didn’t anyone tell me about these before? Essentially they are plastic visors that
So as #woke individuals, I am going to assume we all understand the problems with representation, sexism, racism etc. that Disney has. Yes they’ve made
What I learned about black Canadian history I knew from one Canada Heritage Underground Railroad commercial
For a long time, I couldn’t quite place my finger on what exactly bothered me about seeing a non-black women rocking cornrows or faux fros
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We cannot remain silent anymore.
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