According to a report released by the CDC in 2013, more women in the Black community are forgoing formula and breastfeeding their babies (from 47.4% to 58.9% between 2000 and 2008) and for longer periods of time. While the increase is nice, mothers across the country are encouraging their fellow mothers to increase these numbers. The lack of breastfeeding has a direct link to infant mortality.

Katherine Jackson lost her 18-year-old son just days before his high school graduation. Aaron Dunigan was returning home from prom when the car he was riding in crashed into a truck, in what turned out to be a fatal collision, NBC Chicago reported. The high school prom king was killed along with the truck driver. Another student in the car, Mike Crowter, was injured. Upon graduating from Illinois’ Thornton Fractional North High School the quarterback was set to play football at Southern Illinois University this fall.

Mothers, were your expectations of motherhood completely different than your reality? They sure were for natural hair vlogger Naptural85. Watch as she and her precious daughter Olivia go to the mall, target, a restaurant and more! The duo prove that even though motherhood may be unpredictable at times, it is completely worth it!

The latest data suggests that teen pregnancy has plummeted in the last few years, teen mothers still need social and emotional support. In this short documentary from Global Girl Media, 17-year-old Amira explains the difficulties she faces as she tries to provide for her son.

Katrice Mines of My Vicarious Life sat down with Ebony Janice to explain her feelings on being single and approaching 40.

Watch the entire interview below:

Shanesha Taylor sat down for her first interview since the news that she reached a deal with prosecutors in her child endangerment case. On the Today show, Taylor explained that she does not have custody of her children but sees them every weekend. She discussed the arrange with Matt Lauer, "We definitely have a lot of family time and do as many family activities as we can in a short two day period."

This video is a few years old, but somehow I missed it. Nothing can compare to the bond mothers share with their children, and the love this young man has for his mother shines through in this video of him walking her down the aisle while singing her a sweet song.

I cried about 25 seconds in. See how long you can last.

A heartfelt exposé, Black single mothers speak out on the 'baby momma' stereotype, express their frustrations and share their insights on raising a family in Black America.

A video of a toddler spewing profanities was circulated by the Omaha Police Department as an example of the "thug cycle" that pervades Black communities. This week, the toddler and his 16 year-old mother, Ennisha Devers, were removed from their home by Child Protective Services.

Women on this panel discuss the many institutional barriers to mothering while black. Panelists discuss their varying experiences with the child welfare system of New York.