How is this possible to love you before I met you, you ask? Because you were already a part of my very soul, and I knew you were going to be something special. I didn't know just how special you ...

And that's where my job comes in - not to push or prod, but to encourage and support who you already are because your instincts and moral compass are always aligned. I love you more than the sun ...

Through you, I found ways to utilize my master's degree in social work, whether it was holding feelings or understanding systems. Most of all, you opened the door to understanding unconditional ...

or how little I can do to protect you from the challenges that will come your way. With all my love and all my efforts, I can only hope to make you strong from the inside to face anything that ...

Mother-daughter ... love of self and community. Here four Black mothers pass along advice and aspirations in open letters addressed to their daughters. “I thought about how I’d explain to my ...