by Liz Gumbinner | Fashion, Kid Style
Well, hey there scientists at Johnson & Johnson! Did you hear us singing your praises (loudly, and possibly with some happy tears) this weekend as your single-dose vaccine joins Moderna and Pfizer on the approved Covid vaccine list? Because we did. Clearly...
by Liz Gumbinner | Spawned Podcast
Every night [I] had the fear of going to bed. Because at dinnertime, members of the white supremacist Group, the Ku Klux Klan, would call. every single evening at dinner. Not some nights, but every single night once we moved to Atlanta, and threaten to kill us. My...
by Kate Etue | Uncategorized
My kids and I were glued to the TV last Wednesday, watching history take place on Inauguration Day. We were sobered by the national guard presence, excited about the achievements of our new VP Kamala Harris, and just so totally and completely relieved to see President...
by Liz Gumbinner | Living
I think so many of us just needed to laugh this week. So it’s no surprise that the Bernie Sanders meme that’s taken the internet by storm this week is just good fun. Not cynical, not snarky, not political. Just… funny. I guess 2021 will be different...
by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Kids
I’m typing from behind swollen eyes today, the result of a day of crying tears of joy, tears of relief. Just a whole lot of tears. Lots of friends and readers have told me the same, and shared that one of the most profound moments of yesterday’s historic...
by Caroline Siegrist | Fashion
Inspired by the laid-back, powerful, and very modern style of Kamala Harris? If the answer is yes, duh, then we have a pair of socks you’ll want to add to your wardrobe, ASAP. You know, to go with those Chuck Taylor All-Stars. These The Future is Female socks...
by Liz Gumbinner | Books for Adults
If you’ve been paying attention for the past four years — and in particular the past week — there’s been a lot of dissection of phrases uttered by horrified, primarily white people in response to bigotry and racist violence. Phrases like This...
by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized
Political gifts from some of our favorite shops over the years, and some new ones I just had to share The truth is, it took me so long to get this post up this year because every day I found something new and amazing I wanted to highlight. At some point I had to just...
by Kate Etue | Books for Kids
As we reflect back on all that has happened this year, it’s clear that so many people are seeing — and honoring — all the work that Black women are doing to effect change. And all the work that Black women have always done. It’s a legacy...