For Jowan Smith, family life is an incubator of ideas. She created Getting Our Babies to College 101 (GOBTC), a nonprofit based…
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We have a huge problem in Cleveland, and to me, the problem is unreal. It’s something I’ve associated with third world countries…
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Editor’s Note: The author is publishing anonymously to protect her son’s identity. As a work-at-home mom of three, the first day of…
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The first time Tierra Banks caught herself speaking about her mother without saying anything negative was in front of a crowd of…
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“My mom likes to cook. My dad goes to the zoo. My mom likes to clean. My dad goes to the moon.”…
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It was probably typically male of me to think I could simply avoid it. As a male reader, I wasn’t sure what…
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I used to be a Black Friday shopper. One year, I waited in line outside for the 2 a.m. “Door Buster” deals…
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Jenny was an infant the first time she entered foster care, spending a few months with her paternal Uncle Bobby and Aunt…
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It’s the norm for girls to witness men in power reaching success at the expense of women. Young eyes and ears are…
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When the Cleveland Diaper Bank closed its doors in 2016, Joannah Lynch wanted to find a way to fill this need. She…