Rochaun Meadows-Fernandez

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.

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.

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.

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.

A Q&A with someone who has first-hand experience with weight loss surgery.