Babies

By Trula • March 29th, 2009

We went to see my best friend’s new baby girl, Taylor. She is beautiful! Samira has been a wonderful friend to me, she is a warm, kind, and deeply interesting person. She has a great sense of humor and so dedicated and focused on her goals. We met at college when I went back to [...]

I was separated from my son S-bop for extended periods 3 times during the first year of his life. It still makes me cry sometimes when I think about it. The first time was right at the very start. He was born prematurely, I actually had him at my college bookstore. We were rushed to [...]

This piece, written by Nicole C. Kearny Cooper, was first published in my Afro Mama zine, which I published 2002-2004. You can find more topics like it in the Afro Mama book I knew I wanted a midwife and was lucky enough to find Saras (Vedam, CNM). The first time I meet with her, she [...]

This is a Public Service Announcement from PGB: prime reproduction age for women is 15-25. Human biology has not caught up with societal expectations. While I don’t feel that most teens in the United States can handle parenthood (given that this culture has a delayed childhood that extends into the early 20s) I do feel [...]