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Rep. La Monica Mc Iver reveals she is expecting her second child
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (427+ words) New Jersey congresswoman La Monica Mc Iver shares she is expecting her child as she faces 17 years behind bars. Congratulations are in order for Rep. La Monica Mc Iver." The New Jersey congresswoman revealed on Friday, May 15, that after years…...
Jamie Foxx set to welcome third child, first with girlfriend Alyce Huckstepp
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (298+ words) The actor, who has often spoken proudly about fatherhood, already shares two daughters from previous relationships. Jamie Foxx is preparing to become a father again. According to PEOPLE, the Oscar-winning actor, comedian and singer is expecting his third child and…...
New study links breastfeeding to reduced risk of breast cancer
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (371+ words) The new findings offer another reason to support breastfeeding among those who can and choose to do so, especially Black women." Breastfeeding has long been connected to various benefits like quicker postpartum recovery, weight loss, reduced risk of developing disease,…...
How can we solve the Black maternal health crisis if we can't say "Black'?
3+ week, 3+ day ago (337+ words) Rep. Summer Lee grilled HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the impact that anti-DEI has had on Black maternal health. How can we solve the Black maternal health crisis if we can't say the word "Black? That question went from…...
Meet the grandparents: Son of Eddie Murphy and daughter of Martin Lawrence expecting their first child
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (270+ words) "Thank you Jesus for the greatest gift," the couple wrote on Instagram. The pair wed in 2025 in a private ceremony. Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence are set to be grandparents of the same child! "Thank you Jesus for the greatest…...
Is "baby mama" an insult? Eboni K. Williams reflects on the condemnation of the term
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (330+ words) Using Cardi B and Offset as an example, Eboni K. Williams reflects on society "weaponizing the term baby mama." Media personality Eboni K. Williams, who intentionally chose single Black motherhood, is not a fan of the connotation society tries to attach to…...
Jodie Turner-Smith may want another baby but doesn't 'necessarily need the man to go along with it!"
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (397+ words) Jodie Turner-Smith reflects on self-love, motherhood, and redefining what "having it all" looks like after divorce. Jodie Turner-Smith is single, unbothered, and focused on her peace, but that doesn't mean she's done with love or growing her family." "I'm single,…...
Dr. Lisa Saul on how she stays encouraged to fight to end the Black maternal health crisis
4+ week, 38+ min ago (537+ words) Dr. Lisa Saul opens up about how she stays motivated, life-saving doula care, and more during Black Maternal Health Week." Despite the downward turn reproductive rights have taken in this country stemming from the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022, and…...
Young Black mothers deserve a seat at the maternal health table, too
3+ week, 6+ day ago (237+ words) Rapper Monaleo's medical scare is a reminder that the fight for Black maternal health must include young mothers. "Imagine had they sent me home with a dead ovary and fallopian tube and internal bleeding that was pulling," she recalled to…...
Preeclampsia continues to disproportionately impact Black women " new grants aim to change that
1+ mon, 19+ min ago (247+ words) Black and Indigenous women in North America continue to develop pregnancy complications like preeclampsia at disproportionate rates'but a newly announced set of grants could help finally change that reality. On March 31, two weeks before Black Maternal Health Week officially kicked…...