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Watch Us Matter Initiative


Friday, June 12, 2020

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 ...

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WATCH US MATTER


Friday, June 12, 2020

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, ...

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Brown + Healthy


Tuesday, January 21, 2020

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 ...

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The Politics of Self-Care


Thursday, August 1, 2019

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 ...

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International Women’s Day


Friday, March 9, 2018

It’s been a relentless women-empowered and women-led start to 2018. From #MeToo, #Timesup, to today’s #PressforProgress, women are uniting and organizing in significantly social, political, and economic ways to achieve gender parity. The social traction and empowered stance to demand for better is palpable and tenaciously infectious.   The American Mom is excited to join in and contribute our ...

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