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    Tips Tuesday: Reduce Toxic Chemicals in Your Car

    Posted February 21st, 2012 by Claire Moshenberg

    Trying to avoid toxic chemicals? Take a survey of the different spaces you occupy every day. We’ve covered ways to reduce toxic chemicals in your home and in your office. Today we’re covering another common space: Your car. Try these tips to reduce toxic chemicals in your car, and make your school drop-off, work commute, [...]

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    MomsRising Celebrates Black History Month — We’ve Come So Far, Yet…

    Posted February 21st, 2012 by Cheryl Contee

    It’s Black History Month once again and MomsRising is celebrating with a blog carnival that will bring you a diverse selection of voices and perspectives to deepen our collective appreciation of this time. Some might ask why, in this era of a Black president and televised public funerals of Black musical icons, we still need [...]

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    Nipples and Ninny: An African-American Mom’s Breastfeeding Journey

    Posted February 21st, 2012 by Denene Millner

    Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared at MyBrownBaby. -E.B. It was a no-brainer for me: All the books said I should breastfeed my baby because it was best for her that she would be stronger, faster, smarter, better for it. And so I rushed out and bought myself a fancy Medella breast pump and stocked [...]

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    Bessie! Bessie! Bessie! Three Women to Know

    Posted February 21st, 2012 by Dream Hampton

    Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Ebony magazine. Many thanks to Dream Hampton for permission to re-publish. -E.B. That the Latin definition of triumvirate translates literally into “of three men” hasn’t stopped my favorite triumvirate from being three Bessies: three very special sister-heroes who just happen to share the same name. I came to [...]

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