Meeting an unequivocal need to end structural racism against Black Lives, BLM leaders called upon us to better love, honor, and protect one another; for we all play a role and possess the power to create liberating change. The American Mom is playing our role in today's fight for justice by launching the Watch Us Matter initiative: a liberation movement of continued ...
It's Not A Moment. It's A Movement. Confederate statue of Robert E. Lee, Richmond, VAPhoto via @rvamag | taken by Richmond photographer @lifefullofswag Centered on Black Existence, Black Joy, and Black Freedom; Black Lives Matter began by 3 women who galvanized an entire nation to act in response to state-sanctioned violence inflicted upon the very backbone of our country's foundation: Black Americans. Photographer: @nathankigenyi Alicia Garza, ...
Michelle Nelson is a creative entrepreneur who thrives on life and leading with purpose. She is a speaker, educator, artist, author, and personal trainer who recently relocated to Oakland, CA to share her wealth at Impact Hub Oakland. Michelle is working diligently in the black community to help uplift and empower people to live ...
Jandie Smith Turner is a Mom-prenuer powerhouse taking the business of Golf by storm. Managing her multiple roles as wife, mother of two boys, successful business owner, and author is no easy feat. Jandie shares her journey of entrepreneurship, building a family, and navigating the business of a white male-dominated industry. It was all a Dream 18 ...
Janessa Mondestin is the owner of Soulthentic Yoga. The concept of Soulthentic is the gel of the word’s “soul” and “authentic”, it came from my experience of walking into yoga studios and feeling like “should I be there?” because they were always predominantly white spaces. As a yoga teacher, I felt this cultural appropriation as ...
Every purchasing decision you make is marketed to you as an investment toward achieving your best self...but at what cost? A significant number of nail technicians across the country are victims of labor violations [1]. They are an American population routinely taken advantage of because of their immigrant status, gender, and/or absent knowledge of employee rights. Their ...
TAM FEATURE: ROWAN RENEE A Mother's Fear I am in a difficult, but not unique situation. Living with metastatic cancer, I have a lot of unknowns. Will I see my kids grow up? Will I witness their first loves? Encourage their first big dreams? Comfort them through life’s disappointments? If not, will they remember me? Will they ...
Tracy Curry is an American Mom raising two young boys, one having special needs. Her heartwarming story details the challenges she faces in motherhood while simultaneously being a wife and successful businesswoman. The first time I became a mother I was extremely excited and did all of the things I imagine first time moms do. I ...
Jenn DiMarino is the owner of Crossfit Finest in Metuchen NJ. “Our goal is to help people of all backgrounds, fitness levels, ages, and limitations with their health and fitness goals whatever they may be.” She is a mom of two boys, age 2 and a newborn, and hopes to be a model for kindness ...
TAM FEATURE: SHEREE GIBSON Living a Full Life My main goal as a mother is to ensure I send my kids off into the world, prepared and unafraid to live life to its fullest. I don’t want them to cheapen a challenging circumstance from fear of temporary discomfort. But, instead learn to value times of adversity in ...
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