To My Daughter, With Love
Mother-daughter bonds within the Black community can be powerful counters against systemic oppression. We invited four moms to share their wisdom in open letters to their daughters.
A young girl during a protest on the Juneteenth Holiday in Los Angeles, last year.Credit.Christian Monterrosa/EPA, via Shutterstock
By Patrice Peck
March 2, 2021
“I thought about how I’d explain to my African baby girl that Black women are severely unprotected and unsupported.” Ten Pittmon, artist, writer, small business owner and mother
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Last September, an unfamiliar sight distracted Nala Pittmon, age 2, from the picture book she was reading. Her mother was crying.