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The Cut: The Burden of the Black Mother
Instagram Twitter The Cut – The Burden of the Black Mother by Anna Malaika Tubbs As soon as Mamie Till-Mobley, then Mamie Till, learned of her son’s torture and murder, she got to writing. There was work to be done, a need to understand every detail, a responsibility greater than her own healing. Her memoir — she …
CNN: The powerful woman who inspired MLK
Instagram Twitter CNN – The powerful woman who inspired MLK by Anna Malaika Tubbs (CNN) – We honor Martin Luther King’s memory every January, but there are still so many things most people do not know about his life. For example, in his family and among his closest friends, he was known to be lighthearted and …
NPR – ‘The Three Mothers’ who paved the way for three extraordinary men
Instagram Twitter ‘The Three Mothers’ who paved the way for three extraordinary men This Martin Luther King Jr. day we focus on the woman who raised Dr. King, his mother, Alberta. His mother and those of two of his contemporaries take center stage in Anna Malaika Tubbs’ book, The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin …
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ESSENCE – MLK Jr. & The Contributions Of His Mother
Instagram Twitter ESSENCE – Celebrate MLK Jr. By Acknowledging The Contributions Of His Mother As you honor the contributions Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made to our society on this day of observance, remember that in addition to being a Nobel Peace Prize winner, a master orator, and a cornerstone of the Civil Rights Movement, he was …
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TIME: The Problem With Celebrating the Selflessness of Mothers
Instagram Twitter TIME: The Problem With Celebrating the Selflessness of Mothers by Anna Malaika Tubbs My mother has three children. She gave birth to my sister in Seattle, my brother in Stockholm, Sweden, and me in Albuquerque, N.M. One of the things all three of us distinctly remember is the way she would constantly compare …
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NYT Review – Three Women Who Helped Their Sons Become Civil Rights Icons
Instagram Twitter NYT Review – Three Women Who Helped Their Sons Become Civil Rights Icons Of course we should know more about the mothers of Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr. and James Baldwin. They are the inception, the root and the core. As Malcolm himself put it: “The mother is the first teacher of …
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WE NEED TO CHANGE THE WAY WE VIEW MOTHERHOOD
Instagram Twitter WE NEED TO CHANGE THE WAY WE VIEW MOTHERHOOD My son recently turned 1 year old. My husband and I watched as he cautiously touched his first cake before proceeding to plant his mouth in the middle of it. He looked up at us after a few seconds with pure delight, white frosting …
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Alberta King, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Mother, Made Her Own Contributions to Civil Rights
Instagram Twitter TIME – Alberta King, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Mother, Made Her Own Contributions to Civil Rights On a hot, humid September day, I walked into Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth home, a two-story Queen Anne style house on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, entering with a group of visitors from all over the world. …
Local Data, Local Voices: Report on the Status of Women in Stockton
Local Data, Local Voices: Report on the Status of Women in Stockton Earlier this year, a 110-page “Report on the Status of Women in Stockton” was released providing a comprehensive overview of how women are doing in Stockton compared to other geographic areas. Spearheaded by University of Cambridge doctoral student and youth educator Anna Nti-Asare-Tubbs and Sukhi …
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