I recently sat down with all three of my children for dinner. It was a rare moment. Trying to coordinate everyone’s schedules around a single meal seems like a simple process, yet, in today’s world, with so many responsibilities, and distractions, even a simple family meal seems hard to pull off. And even more so,…

These are tough times, don’t we all know it. What an extraordinary experience we’re living through. Not only is there an excess of information, but it can be confusing to understand and difficult to process day after day. There is certainly a fluttering range of emotions coming to the surface since the advent of COVID-19….

The most important thing a White mother of a multiracial child can do is to become embedded in communities of colour, that is, to create or become part of the communities where your child can have her experience of the world reflected back to her. How have you taken the initiative to do so, and…

First, how are you feeling? I’ve got a little tickle in my throat, but no fever. Overall, I’m feeling great and grateful. There’s so much happening in the world that can beat you down, but there’s still a lot of positive things that we can be grateful for. I’m fortunate to have a loving family…

First, I need to ask, how are you doing? Sis, thank you so much for asking! I am doing as well as anyone possibly could. It’s been a fun rollercoaster with being in a pandemic, starting a business, working full time, and full-time mothering…but with prayer, meditation, and endless glasses of wine, we are making…

From a pandemic to protesting justice…How have you been feeling? Every day my emotions change, but mostly I’m overwhelmed. I recently moved to Australia about six months ago, a few months before the lockdown occurred. Being away from my family and friends during this time has definitely caused me to feel isolated. It hasn’t been…

Tell us a bit about what you do and who you are. (talk about your childhood etc) My name is Mona and I am the founder of FIIRI Agency – a diverse modelling and creative agency representing POC in front and behind the camera. I was born in Somalia in 1989. When the war broke…

She waves goodbye to him from the front door then turns on her heels to throw herself into my arms, “I missed you, Mama.” I brave a big smile, hoping my cheeks cut off the tear ducts. Oh, how I missed you too, sweet one. Olive is two, I’m twenty-nine, and two weeks into quarantine…

I was five months into eating disorder recovery when I discovered that I was pregnant. It wasn’t totally unexpected – there was an element of predetermination in our first pregnancy, which I was thankful for. What I didn’t expect, however, was the fact that it happened fast. Faster than I had probably hoped. I knew I wanted children,…

First, I need to ask, how are you doing mama? I am not okay. This phrase has been floating around recently, but allow me to explain why I feel this way. I have outstanding Black men all around me. Some older, some younger, and it troubles me that I feel helpless in preventing them from…