These books, chosen by Twin Cities writers of color, can help build understanding between our cultures. By Laurie Hertzel Star…
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How to Understand Mother as a Verb This Mother’s Day and Always
By Dani McClainThe NationMay 7th, 2016 A new book reminds us that mothers are voices from the front lines that…
‘Radical caretaking’: Poet, activist Mai’a Williams on building real communities
By Marcia RatliffWinona Daily NewsApril 3rd, 2016 Mai’a Williams’s life could be described many ways, but boring is not one…
11 Must-Read Books About Black Women’s History
By Danielle SMamademics.comMarch 31st, 2016 This year seems to just be flying by. Can you believe that March is drawing…
Don’t Leave Your Friends Behind in Truthout
By Eleanor J Bader TruthoutNovember 16th, 2012 In many ways, the two kids I helped raise had great childhoods. There…
Don’t Leave Your Friends Behind: A Q&A with Victoria Law and China Martens
By Kjerstin JohnsonBitch MagazineDecember 2012 A Q&A with Victoria Law and China Martens Whether you organize at national conferences or around…
Don’t Leave Your Friends Behind in HipMama
By Victoria Law and China MartensHipMama MagazineJune 2012 Don’t Leave Your Friends Behind began as a workshop at the 2006…
It’s Your Heart, Don’t Let It Die
Punk Mamas Today I was looking out the window with my son, watching the orb lights come on across the…
Williams Shares Writing
By Emily CarlsonFergus Falls JournalSeptember 14th, 2018 It’s hard to think of a country that Mai’a Williams has not lived…
Revolutionary Mothering in The Journal of the Motherhood Initiative
By Reena ShadaanJournal of the Motherhood InitiativeSpring/Fall 2017 Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines is a powerful and deeply…