Talking with @ohmichellesays and we are going back and forth on the following: should the word “poverty” be used when speaking with marginalized communities?
A 9yo Black child clearly into science identified a problem harming her neighborhood, researched, found a safe solution, and was testing it. Her white neighbor (who knew her!) called police on her saying a “small Black woman wearing a hoodie” was doing things and scaring him.
How I became the Hugging Mom 🧵:
Every day when I drop my son off at preschool, I give him a hug and wish him a good day. I tell him I love him while he runs off to play with his friends. Last week, after I hugged my son, something different happened.
I recently came across data on who we spend our time with over the course of our lives.
The insights are simultaneously inspiring and depressing.
Here are 6 graphs everyone needs to see:
With October being Breast Cancer Awareness month, we want to let our mamas know that breastfeeding for 2 or more years reduces the risk of a woman developing breast cancer by 50%.
The risk of developing pre- and post-menopausal breast cancer is lowered because of breastfeeding.
I was just denied a mortgage. It continues to piss me off that making six figures in LA…more money than I could ever imagine…more money than anyone in my family makes…still means I’ll never afford to buy a 2 bed fixer upper in the valley much less anything else. This is f’d.