Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez

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

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.

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.

We all need our hair done. I can't help but think that my lack of hair resources reminds me that I live in a land that wasn't intended for me.

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.

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.

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

A quick google search revealed that fibroids are noncancerous uterine growths. They can grow very large, cause extreme pain, and often lead to the removal of the uterus, like they did in my mother's case.

Next time you see moms flying alone with kids, try some of these tips. You might make someone's day.