The Art of Letting Go workshop, hosted by Black Family Blueprint, is a transformative experience for Black mothers to break free from guilt, fear, and limitations through meditative writing, poetic expression, and symbolic plate-smashing.
Black mothers
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Black pregnancy dangers: a preventable health crisis
Regardless of income or insurance status, studies show, medical providers often dismiss Black women’s questions and concerns.
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Black mothers signal health toll of gun violence
Black mothers are the canaries in the coal mine when it comes to the mental and physical harms of stress from living with gun violence in America.
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Mothers and sons celebrate at the Positive Image Gala
‘The goal of the event is to celebrate family, uplift strong family relationships between mothers and sons. I also want to bring awareness to breast cancer.’
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Black mothers, women press for accountability in police killing of Amir Locke
‘We ask the parents of people with firearms…to stand with us and say that the second amendment is for Black people too’
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Sister Spokesman celebrates moms [photos]
‘Celebrating Moms of All Ages’ got off to a rousing start, as surprise well-wisher, former Vikings defensive end Tyrone Carter stopped by to offer remarks to the mothers in attendance.
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Black mothers matter: Sister Spokesman honors special mothers (photos/video)
The room brimmed with emotion as community members, young and old, celebrated mothers with reflections, tears and laughter.
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Grants address disparities in African American births
$1.3 million in Human Services grants aims to enhance prenatal care The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) recently awarded more than $1.3 million in grants to help enhance prenatal clinical services and reduce significant health disparities in birth outcomes for African Americans. The Integrated Care for High-Risk Pregnancies (ICHRP) pilot program aims to address […]
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Silent no more: Local author gives voice to pain of Black mothers Â
“Being a Superwoman every day, 24/7 is not realistic. Being strong is being able to ask for help. If you don’t, you might not be here [much longer]” said Jasmine Boudah M.Ed (pronounced bow-duh) a teacher by trade, parent advocate at Phyllis Wheatley Community Center, doula, and now a published author. Boudah’s first book, Mothering Through Pain and […]