Tag: pregnancy

Kentucky Parents Could Owe Child Support Before The Child Is Born, Some Men Are Mad

A Kentucky bill with bi-partisan support could radically change how child support works in the state. On Tuesday, the Kentucky Senate passed a bill granting the right to collect child support for a child before they’re born — allowing parents to re-coup expenses from during their pregnancy. MSNBC’s Symone Sanders On Black MAGA & Whether […]

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Halle Bailey Shows How She Hid Her Pregnancy, But Fans Are Upset and Feeling Tricked

Ever since Halle Bailey broke the internet on January 6, 2024, officially announcing the birth of her son, Halo, with her boyfriend DDG, she’s been sharing beautiful baby moments, which fans love. Beverly Johnson Reflects On Naomi Sims Encouraging Words, 50 Years Since Gracing Vogue Cover Off English On the hand, fans have not loved […]

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Why Couldn’t Y’all Let Halle Bailey Have a ‘Private, Healthy’ Pregnancy?

Halle Bailey is not playing the role of a young actress navigating burgeoning fame and constant scrutiny — she actually is that person. When fans see her on the big screen as Ariel, it’s easy for them to forget this. Over the summer, “The Little Mermaid” star discovered how hard it is to balance this […]

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A Hopeful Development for the Black Ohio Woman Who Faced a Felony Following Her Miscarriage

Updated as of 1/11/2024 at 2:00 p.m. ET A Trumbull County, Ohio grand jury declined to indict a Black woman on criminal charges after she had a miscarriage at home and allegedly flushed the remains down the toilet. Dealing With Grief? “They’re In A Better Place Now” Might Not Be The Right Thing To Say […]

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Really?! ‘Married to Medicine’ Star Dr. Jackie Called Pregnant Black Women the D-Word

“Married to Medicine” star Dr. Jacqueline “Jackie” Walters is in the hot seat after controversial comments are coming back to bite her—hard! An old YouTube Live clip of a conversation Walters had has been making the rounds and it captures well-known OBGYN accusing pregnant Black women of being “dramatic” about their health concerns to get […]

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The Ohio Black Woman Criminalized For Miscarriage Tells Her Story

Brittany Watts was in her second trimester when tragedy struck. Alone in her bathroom, the 33-year-old miscarried her fetus over the toilet. Desperate and disoriented from a potentially life-threatening miscarriage, according to the Post, she scooped bits of the fetal tissue, blood, and other bodily fluids out of the toilet and deposited it outside her […]

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What?! Black Woman’s Miscarriage Results in Felony Charge

The country’s war against Roe v. Wade has taken a complicated turn in the case of Brittany Watts, 33, a Warren, Ohio woman headed to grand jury on charges that she allegedly attempted to discard the remains of her baby. You Okay Fam?: Should You See A Therapist Without Having A Problem? Off English Watts […]

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