Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez

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.

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

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.

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

There are far too many stressors involved to force breastfeeding on new mothers. And far too many challenges involved to continue to pressure women who are dealing with a multitude of other issues into choosing one style of feeding.

I couldn’t believe the medical system and several of my peers had me obsessing about my food consumption. I was experiencing food shaming during pregnancy.

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

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