12 Real Life Photos of Black Mothers Breastfeeding, Regardless of What...
It is understood around the world that women of color, specifically black women, face the most complex challenges in maternal, birth, and breastfeeding support. Maternal death, black infant mortality,...
View ArticleActive Duty Military Mom’s Best Breastfeeding Resource, Hands Down
I joined the U.S. Navy right out of high school, following in a long line of family members who have served in the military. My grandfather served in the Army in WW1, my uncle served in the Air...
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Advocating for Moms Did Not Come From My Personal Experience
Let me start off by saying that my love for breastfeeding certainly did not come from my own personal experience with it. When I had my son a little over 4 years ago I did not have far as much … Continue
View ArticleWATCH LIVE Nurse-In RE: Kathie Lee & Hoda Label Nursing In Public TMI
***We go LIVE with Jill DeLorenzo at 39:20*** Sign the Petition to NBC Take the Pledge to Normalize Breastfeeding On May 21, Kathie Lee & Hoda of NBC’s Today Show, used colorful animation to...
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12 Facts About What a “Nurse-in” Should Really Look Like
Jill DeLorenzo is a mother who, as she describes it, “fell into” breastfeeding activism after enduring demands to cover up or leave while nursing her children at her (now former) gym facility. She was...
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FedEx Claims Rep Offers Apology for not Shipping Breast Milk
Since I was a little girl I knew that when it was my turn to become a mother, I was going to breastfeed. I grew up learning that ‘Breast is Best’, about the benefits to breastfeeding for mother and …...
View ArticlePodcast Episode #2
Jill DeLorenzo to give a RECAP from the Nurse In At the Today Show, her Petition to NBC to Stop Shaming Breastfeeding Mothers with over 6,000 signatures, and we will talk about the 1st World...
View ArticleEpisode #3: Black Breastfeeding History Documentary
WATCH LIVE 6/12/15 @ 830am EST I talk with Afrykayn Moon, mother and breastfeeding advocate about her feature-length documentary film, currently in the funding stage, which focuses on exploring the...
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Third Nurse-In at Idaho State Capitol for National Awareness
After speaking with Boise, Idaho mom, Amy Miller, about the difficulty in attempting to pass statewide breastfeeding laws to protect mothers and children from discrimination while nursing in public....
View ArticleCelebrate Breastfeeding Laws & Raise Awareness About The Laws That Don’t Exist
It took a significant amount of planning to develop the idea for the first International Day to Normalize Breastfeeding. However, most of the difficult work began only one week before the day. We...
View ArticleOur Bodies Are Wondrous Things, Let’s Trust Them
When I was pregnant with my first son, I always wondered what breastfeeding would feel like. If it would be ‘weird’ having another human ‘suck’ milk from my body. I thought it sounded nice, nourishing...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Produce-Style Stickers Promote Breastfeeding
North Carolina ad agency, BooneOakley, is stepping up to the challenge to move breastfeeding into mainstream advertising to remind mothers and providers how nutritious breast milk is for human babies....
View ArticleUPDATED: Produce-Style Breastfeeding Stickers via BooneOakley
North Carolina ad agency, BooneOakley, is stepping up to the challenge to move breastfeeding into mainstream advertising to remind mothers and providers how nutritious breast milk is for human babies....
View ArticleCountless Black Breastfeeding Moms Share Gripping Dad-With-Baby Photos
It is undeniable when you turn on your television today, that you will see and hear about negative stories regarding black men in the media. Day after day, month after month, year after year, the body...
View ArticleTime to Blow the Whistle on “Mommy Wars”
Last week we celebrated the second “Normalize Breastfeeding Day” as five Mayors across the country took a stand for breastfeeding families worldwide. Unfortunately, only hours into the full-day event...
View ArticleChicago, IL – Normalize Breastfeeding Tour
The week leading up to this tour location was insane. My children switched schools because of changes in the district so spent my last couple of days at home cleaning and getting things in order. I...
View Article52 Candid Moments Exude Black Breastfeeding Feels from the #NBFtour
As we kickoff Black Breastfeeding Week 2016 as part of the Instagram Takeover, it is only appropriate that I share my extensive documentation of black mothers breastfeeding over the past year....
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: “Breastfeeding Supporters” Leave BFMT for Celebrating #BBW16
The owner of Breastfeeding Mama Talk, Kristy Kemp, has used her platform to support breastfeeding in many ways. Last week, she aligned her community with the efforts of Black Breastfeeding Week, which...
View ArticleNew Orleans, LA – Normalize Breastfeeding Tour
Normally, I fly in on a Thursday so that I have time to get settled. For this particular location, I felt that it was important to consider the needs of my family first. I made arrangements to change...
View ArticlePhiladelphia, PA – Normalize Breastfeeding Tour
I touched down in Philadelphia just in time to celebrate Black Breastfeeding Week with one of our local chapters. If I were to tell the stories behind HOW we plan these tour stops that would be another...
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