![]() ![]() I love watching him experience everything for the first time, seeing his mind work as he takes in new flavors and concepts. My heart warmed with joy and I felt tears well up in my eyes. He looked up at us after a few seconds with pure delight, white frosting spread across his face. My husband and I watched as he cautiously touched his first cake before proceeding to plant his mouth in the middle of it. ![]() Below, Anna (mama to Michael Malakai, 1) on why the value of motherhood needs to be recognized and honored in order for the world to change. The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation, takes a hard (and rare) look at the matriarchs behind some of the brightest lights in Black history and the fight for civil rights. ![]() Today’s essay comes from mother, writer, and academic Anna Malaika Tubbs, whose first book comes out today. ![]()
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