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.

A single mother was arrested by Houston police after being accused of abandoning her two small children in a mall food court, KHOU reports.

In a Buzzed “In Real Life” (IRL) video, Daysha Edewi shares things she wishes she could tell her mother. Edewi begins by talking about how her mother believes that she is a pretty girl but also shames her by making harmful comments. “Nothing hurts me more, than to hear that my thighs have gotten fatter, or that being a sexual person makes me a bad daughter,” she said.

Tumblr user Bri, 22, shared her mom's hilarious reenactment of Bri coming out of the closet as gay. Her Tumblr post read, "My mom’s says this was how it was when I came out. I love her." Bri also noted that her mother is a minister. "Religion shouldn’t involve hate," she added.