#black motherhood

[honeycocoanut]

[thegardenofbae]

My heart yearns deeply for motherhood 🤍

[forlornmusings]

[arretao]

ARRETAO

[mrcmxwll]

herranathegreat_

[blackstarlineage]

[afriblaq]

Beautiful poem by @hess2love

“Just stop talking about it. New rules are in. We don’t care about this stuff anymore, it’s been so long ago”

That’s what some people say. But if you look at history, the connection is undeniable. And those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it…

For centuries, Black mothers were forced to breastfeed the children of enslavers while their own babies went hungry and often, didn’t make it past infancy. This wasn’t just an individual hardship!!! it was a system designed to strip Black women of their autonomy and break the bonds between mother and child.

Even after slavery ended, those wounds never fully healed. The formula industry aggressively marketed to Black communities, hospitals failed to provide adequate lactation support, and racist policies made breastfeeding even harder. The result? Generations of Black mothers left without the resources to feed their babies the way they wanted to.

Black History Month isn’t just about remembering names and dates, it’s about acknowledging the struggles that shaped our present and fighting for a better future. Breastfeeding is part of that fight. It’s about reclaiming autonomy, health, and the right to nourish children without barriers.

So, does Black History Month have anything to do with breastfeeding? The answer is in the history. And history demands that we do better.

"I wish I dried up, I wish every drop of my milk slipped past those pink lips and nourished the ground where the bones lay of my Babies, starved while I feed their murderer. I wish I dried up, so the missus babies would dry up too and be brittle, so I could crumble them to dust, return them to the ground where all children of my bosom lay Equal." - Hess Love

[2dmax]

Support a Black Mother Giving Birth to Twins This Black History Month

My best friend’s twin sister is giving birth to twins next week. She is already the mother to a toddler, and the father is out of the picture due to his abusive and dangerous actions and behavior.

DM me proof of purchase so I can thank you personally! Happy to draw something for big spenders, but I may have to give you an IOU for about a month due to my travel plans.

And in any case, please reblog! 🧸

[originalhaffigaza]

[retrothug]

I call her sunshine ☀️🌻

[divine-noire]

Something happened to this baby. And I want to know what! I have said it before and I will continue to: P R O T E C T B L A C K C H I L D R E N !

[forlornmusings]

[arretao]

ARRETAO

[mrcmxwll]

moonandcheeze

[blackstarlineage]