For over a decade, Black Breastfeeding Week has served as a powerful testament to the resilience and determination of Black mothers, creating a space to celebrate and advocate for a healthier future.

The lack of institutional support is not merely incidental; it is a manifestation of a deeper, societal issue where the historical trauma of slavery and wet-nursing has created a powerful and haunting ...

As the home of the nation's first hospital and medical school, Philadelphia is considered the "cradle of American medicine." Yet the achievements of a group of local Black women in the nursing field ...

“Why are you wasting your time?” my aunt asked me, watching as I prepared my breast pump before another grueling day of residency training. “You know we don’t do that in our family.” Her words cut ...

The new findings offer another reason to support breastfeeding among those who can and choose to do so, especially Black women. Breastfeeding has long been connected to various benefits like quicker ...