Archive - Raising Mothers

For You, Whom I Don’t Remember

"A part of me wonders if you have some vantage point from which you have seen everything, and if that is the case, what you must think."

Mar 24 •

The world is always burning. Buying toilet paper won't put out fires.

You see us. We need to see you, too.

Mar 21 •

Sherisa de Groot

February 2025

Story Seeds | Tonya Abari

"I am unapologetic about writing for Black children. I see us. I am us. I love us."

Feb 28 •

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People Like Them

“You two look like you can be from here-like islanders!”

Feb 5 •

January 2025

December 2024

Throw Away the Half That Eats

"I missed the fantasy of retaining the last blood connections to my cultural heritage and identity."

Dec 19, 2024 •

Maritess Zurbano

Ten Questions with Ain Heath Drew

"I can’t remember ever not wanting to be a writer."

Dec 18, 2024 •

Sherisa de Groot

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Review | Adoption Unfiltered: Revelations from Adoptees, Birth Parents, Adoptive Parents and Allies

"By flattening the adoption experience and upholding principles of patriarchy, capitalism, racism, and classism, these tropes do real damage to everyone…

Dec 13, 2024 •

1 of 100: Become an Annual Member at Raising Mothers!

Dear Community,

Dec 9, 2024 •

Sherisa de Groot

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Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts

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Dr. Stephanie Han | Mama’s Writing

"Motherhood brought out the necessity for me to address who I was–as a writer and person."

Dec 5, 2024 •

Sherisa de Groot

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Dr. Stephanie Han

Notes From Mamas, Martyrs, and Jezebels: DW McKinney

"[R]etelling our stories is a practice in the precision required to better define our full selves."

Dec 3, 2024 •

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