Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez

There were (are) many things that people warned me about when it came to the parenthood transition. But of course, no one prepared me for how having a child would affect my sexual relationship with my husband.

By educating my son on Juneteenth, I am able to make it clear to him that we may live in a nation that wasn’t established with us in mind, but we continue to find freedom anyway.

A clear medical bias and the stresses of new motherhood, often leaves Black women unsupported on their breastfeeding journeys.

It's strange to think that at the end of the year I will be the

“It’s about uplifting and empowering women to feel like they can be confident and do anything. Not just dance.”

Growing up, I had a lot of access to people who looked like me. I was completely unaware of the struggles that accompany interracial friendships.

It’s time we stop teaching shame and start spending more time fostering healthy sexual identities in young girls.

For me, feminism felt like finding a beautiful shoe in the wrong size. No matter how much I strained, it never seemed to be a perfect fit. I found my size in womanism.

One way to combat negative outcomes post-election is to raise more inclusive children.

I don’t know how long it will be before I stop allowing others' fears of sexuality as a black woman from affecting my views on sex.