By Mrs.Tiye    |    Feb 24, 2011
Posted in: Abortion, Advocacy, Foundations/Organizations, Latest, Procedures, Race & Infertility, Responsible Conception     |    No Comments

Scare Tactics: The Great Reproductive (in)Justice

Planned Parenthood is not our enemy here. Nor is the African American womb. Our enemy is the lack of education and resources. Our enemy is a misrepresentation of the idea behind Reproductive Justice. Our enemy is a political machine that is willingly allowing millions to fall by the wayside in a false effort to “save” children that they are proving they won’t adequately support once their born, anyway.

By Mrs.Tiye    |    Nov 9, 2010
Posted in: Adoption, Advocacy, Anger, Confusion, Foundations/Organizations, Frustration, Miscellaneous Rants, Tales From the Darkside     |    No Comments

Dear DCFS, this is 2010, Thought You Should know

2010 and your website looks like a scene from Jumping Jack Flash circa 198? Illinois this is a FAIL. How many children are without homes because you are behind?

By Mrs.Tiye    |    Oct 19, 2010
Posted in: Adoption, Advocacy, Hissues, Parenting, Race & Infertility, The Eggshelf, Transracial     |    4 Comments

I Love YOUR Hair

The fantastically viral Sesame Street video, “I Love My Hair” has a special place in the hearts of African American moms and women all over the world it seems.  I watched it when it debuted last week and smiled gently, but decided it was not necessarily an “Egg-worthy” posting.  How wrong I was. The song, which aired on October 4, was written by Sesame Street’s head writer, Joey Mazzarino.  Mr. [...]

By Mrs.Tiye    |    Aug 12, 2010
Posted in: Advocacy, Cancer, Conditions & Diagnosis, Nonfiction, Procedures, The Eggshelf, The Emotions     |    3 Comments

The EggShelf: “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot

"Patients believed what doctors said..."Especially black patients in public wards", she writes." How The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks increased my passion for Reproductive Health Awareness, and a need to engage more African Americans in medical literacy.

By Mrs.Tiye    |    Apr 30, 2010
Posted in: Procedures, Success Stories     |    9 Comments

Things Infertility Tried to Steal…

By Mrs.Tiye    |    Apr 21, 2010
Posted in: Latest     |    3 Comments

Black Boys Less Likely To Be Adopted, Study Shows

I swear every time I lose speed something comes along and perks me right back into the fight. Came across this story today that broke me down to the ground. So I’m sharing it here, in the hopes that you will share it with someone who will share it. We gotta do better. Both straight and gay adoptive parents are likely to exhibit racial and sex-based biases when applying to [...]

By Mrs.Tiye    |    Mar 1, 2010
Posted in: Coming Events, Friends of BBE     |    4 Comments

If it was Easy, Everyone would do it.

There is a lot to be said for activists.  They have to be willing to speak when everyone else wants to be quiet.  They have to be willing to stand up when everyone else wants to rest.  They have to be willing to stifle the part of themselves that wants to just “be like everyone else” or “rest”.  And they have to defeat these hurdles, daily.  Sometimes hourly. So I [...]

By Mrs.Tiye    |    Feb 11, 2010
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I’m not sayin…I’m just sayin….

                                     That is all. 

By Mrs.Tiye    |    Jan 27, 2010
Posted in: Foundations/Organizations, Friends of BBE     |    No Comments

Guest Post – "The Hidden Problem of Infertility In The African American Community"

During one of my recurrent Google searches for AA Infertility sites, I came across the Ferre Institute’s “Families of Color Initiative”.  The site isn’t huge, but the wealth of information is amazing.  Upon seeing how great a resource they were, I realized that I just had to provide that great info with my Eggshells.  I encourage you to visit the families of Color site for more information and resources!  Here’s [...]

By Mrs.Tiye    |    Dec 30, 2009
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Since Everyone else is talking bout it….Really Nightline?

So…we don’t get married in one arena,…and we DON’T struggle with infertility in another. Media, will you please get your facts straight?  So, you’re either portraying us as bitter broads who are so bougie we can’t get a man, or hot and heavy Saphires who have baby after baby with no man to show for it.  And then you do your great job of showing that all our men aren’t [...]

By Mrs.Tiye    |    Aug 17, 2009
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Was it something I said?

I hope I didn’t scare folk off….LOL. I have taken a step back for a few days because it was all coming out negative, and I didn’t want to be “that blogger”. But I also decided that if this thing is going to work, I’m gonna have to be me. As honest and open and even angry as I want to be. Which brings me to another point.I am a [...]

By Mrs.Tiye    |    Jul 23, 2009
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Sticks and Stones…

I love Comedy. My husband and I collect dvd’s of comedic standups we love, I am an avid viewer of comedy central standup hours, and I even have a comedy digital playlist on Imeem. When I was a little girl, my mother would banish me from the room during Def Comedy Jam, though I would find a way to either sneak the channel on my television or watch from a [...]