A Black Mother’s Guide to Raising a Black Daughter

Black people are not a monolith, but Black mothers just might be.

Between Black Twitter™ and the brilliance that is De’Marcus Shawn, sometimes you wonder if you’ve ever had a unique experience in your life; especially when the topic is our mammas. I think we’d all be hard-pressed to believe that Black mothers – wherever in the world they are – weren’t all given the exact same handbook when they had us.

When it comes to the relationship between Black mothers and their Black daughters specifically, the impact it had and continues to have on us, our lives, and the way we move through the world – special shoutout to oldest daughters – there’s a lot to unpack.

A Black Mother’s Guide to Raising a Black Daughter is a collection of essays on lessons learned the hard way and the things left unsaid.