Moms of Color Spread Their Wings

Back in 2004 I remember penning an essay for Literary Mama called Unsung Motherhood. I was frustrated because there were painfully few blogs and sites for and about moms of color. I wrote:

What I am getting at is there is a noticeable dearth of positive information, resources, books, periodicals, and websites about black mothers on the Internet, save a few random, self-published sites by a minute smattering of black mothers and a few books that show up in online bookstore inventories. When I simply searched for print magazines for black mothers, I found nothing. That I can handle. But when I searched for websites tailored to black mothers, black mothering, and black motherhood (something that in my mind should exist), I found mostly academic studies and statistics about what is wrong with black mothers and how “bad” black mothering adversely affects black children.

That was then. Now more than five years later, things have surely changed. There are countless black mom bloggers, group blogs for mom bloggers of color, and sites geared specifically to moms of color. It’s a brand-new day and I am thrilled that I stuck around to see the transformation.

One of the newest blogs on the block is one you’re sure to love. It’s called Moms of Hue and was started by two extraordinary women, Renée Ross and Kristina Daniele. When you’re looking for a great group blog to read, I highly suggest adding them to your feed reader!

On the Net: www.momsofhue.com