As we say goodbye to Black History Month, it’s time to look forward to the future — something that’s easy to do when reading kids…
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This is What It's Like Being — and Raising — a Black Girl in America
It’s 2021 — barely — and Black girls continue to receive mixed messages about what this country wants them to be. Black women were hailed…
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Buy From These Black-Owned Companies Now & All Year Long
We’ve been urging parents to buy from Black-owned businesses all year long. But since it’s Black History Month, we thought we’d take this opportunity to…
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Florida Teacher Caught on TikTok Denying Slavery Abuses & N-Word Meaning
A Florida teacher is on leave this week after audio of his Advanced Placement (AP) Government lecture went viral on TikTok. The videos are reaction…
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Free-ish: While Celebrating Black History Month, I Still Fear for My Black Sons
I didn’t want kids. Yeah, I said it… I never wanted children. It wasn’t from a lack of desire to be a mom, but more…
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Gabrielle Union & Tia Mowry Pass Their 'Unapologetic' Black Beauty Love to Their Daughters
For Black History Month, moms Gabrielle Union, Tia Mowry, and Vanessa Williams sat down with Elle to talk about the evolution of Black beauty. The…
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Sorry, No Families Should Get to 'Opt Out' of Teaching Their Kids Uncomfortable History
Friday came with a jolt to my heart as I navigated through Facebook: A friend in a group posted about how a Utah school quietly…
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The Most Beautiful Children's Books By Black Authors & Artists
While adults have long been able to enjoy Black contributions to literature, the children’s book world was still largely a sea of white boys and…
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Tia Mowry & Cory Hardrict Are Our New Parenting & Marriage Gurus
After just a few minutes on the phone with actors Tia Mowry and Cory Hardrict, you can start to forget they’re TV stars and not…
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