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Stop Getting Married On Plantations | The Nation

September 27, 2019September 27, 2019KINDR'D, KINDR'D Magazine ...

Monuments to slavery won’t lose their romantic allure until Americans understand the horrors of their own history.

Chance the Rapper Opens Up About Meeting His Wife at 9 Years Old: ‘Let’s Get Married!’ | People

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019African American Families, KINDR'D ...

“I saw her dancing and I was like, ‘Let’s get married!'” the artist recalled

When This Teen Couldn’t Have The Prom Date She Wanted, Her 67-Year-Old Grandfather Offered To Fill In And It’s Adorable | Buzzfeed

April 28, 2019April 28, 2019African American Families, KINDR'D ...

So with prom season in full effect, cue elaborate themes, and extravagant proposals. But with it also comes a lot of heartwarming moments like this.

Living Near Your Grandmother Has Evolutionary Benefits | NPR

February 11, 2019December 25, 2019African American Commuities, African American Families ...

Killer whales, Japanese aphids and Homo sapiens — they’re among the few organisms whose females live on long past the age of reproduction. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Since the name of the evolutionary game is survival and reproduction, the phenomenon begs explanation — why live longer than you can reproduce? In the 1960s, researchers came up with […]

UChicago scholar helps identify 1898 film as earliest depiction of African-American affection | UChicago

December 13, 2018December 25, 2019African American Families, KINDR'D ...

UChicago scholar helps identify 1898 film as earliest depiction of African-American affection.

Common and His Mother Help Raise Funds for Public Schools Nationwide | Ebony

September 5, 2018African American Commuities, African American Families ...

Common and his mother, Dr. Mahalia A. Hines, are partnering with the company Burlington Stores and the non-profit organization Adopt-A-Classroom.org to raise money for supplies for teachers and students nationwide.

Black Women Are Dying During Childbirth. Sen. Kamala Harris Is Working to Change That. | Glamour

August 29, 2018African American Commuities, African American Families ...

The U.S. is one of 13 countries in the world where maternal mortality rates are worse than they were two decades ago. And that alarming statistic hits one group of women the hardest.

‘I felt I was not a good mom’: Serena Williams details post-partum struggles | The Guardian

August 7, 2018African American Health, KINDR'D ...

Serena Williams has said concerns over motherhood have affected her recent form.

Low-income black fathers want to be good dads. The system won’t let them | The Guardian

June 18, 2018African American Commuities, African American Families ...

Working with low-income black fathers in Chicago, I have long seen how counterproductive policies punish them for trying.

‘It Does Something to Your Soul When Everyone Losing Their Homes Looks Like You’ | Politico

June 1, 2018June 1, 2018African American Commuities, African American Economics ...

In Durham, a young lawyer raised in public housing teaches elite law students to save poor people from eviction.