Day three of my Fertile Kwanzaa series really gets me to thinking. Here’s a reflective and personal look at how Ujima is what The Broken Brown Egg is all about.
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As I thought about the Kwanzaa holiday itself, I started to realize that every principle in Kwanzaa’s Nguzo Saba can be applied effortlessly to my thoughts and plans about infertility. Every day this week, The Egg is going to show you how.
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And I was honored. To represent you, him or her, and whomever else.
But there was also a part of me that just kept thinking,
“Is this what I want to be known for? Do I really want to make my mark based on the fact that my body doesn’t do what its supposed to do?” I mean, I’m so much more than my ovaries, aren’t I?
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This week, I am completely and totally floored by the amazing outreach initive of Redbook Magazine. Through partnerships with Resolve: The National Infertility Association and First Response, Redbook has launched a massive no-shame campaign entitled “The Truth About Trying“. From behind the scenes, I’ve known about this campaign for a couple months now, but
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I’ve been working in education and childcare, officially and unofficially, for the past twelve years. Aside from my personal love of books, it is what drove me to become a a youth services librarian. My interest and love for youth engagement and academic achievement is something that is behind most every decision and viewpoint that I have.
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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.
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