mater mea is an online magazine that profiles working moms of color through beautiful photography and compelling profiles. Anthonia Akitunde is founder and editor-in-chief of mater mea. A graduate of the University of Chicago and Northwestern, Anthonia lives in New York.
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mater mea is an online magazine that profiles working moms of color through beautiful photography and compelling profiles. Anthonia Akitunde is founder and editor-in-chief of mater mea. A graduate of the University of Chicago and Northwestern, Anthonia li
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February 6, 2014
a mater mea exclusive interview with Rhonda Ross My husband and I have been together for a long time, almost 20 years. For the first 10 of those, maybe longer, we tried unsuccessfully to conceive. I was in my 20s and everybody said, “Ah, you’re in your 20s, you’re fine! Just try harder!” Then by 30, they’re like “Well, maybe we should check some things out.” And then by 35, they’re like “Well. Now you’re old.” It was a very difficult time. I think these kinds of things either make or break relationships, and it made ours. Infertility can be really hard, especially on a young marriage. Then in...
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February 4, 2014
Two years ago American media seemed to be gripped by one important question: “Can women have it all?” As a young professional woman with aspirations of having an enviable career and a family of my own, I was incredibly invested in knowing the answer to that question. I had eagerly read former State Department director Anne-Marie Slaughter’s much-debated Atlantic article “Why Women Still Can’t Have It All” and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s roll-up-your-sleeves screed “Lean In,” expecting some insight into how to set myself up for a future that didn’t sacrifice career for becoming a mother and...
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