Celebrating Black Maternal Health Week #BMHW25

Mom and three kids Greetings from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! Things have been busy. I am still a working mom of three, working full time who is trying to make a difference. I do a lot of things and try to be present so that I can learn from them. I share them on this blog so that we can learn together. Below are some thoughts, hacks, and/or lessons that I have learned from navigating my world. Black Maternal Health Week April 11-17, 2025 I am a Black mom to three wonderful children. I was blessed to have three successful births. While I am an attorney, my third delivery highlighted the potential risks that occur when a physician fails to listen to the birthing person. Initially, I chalked it up to the physician involved and limited it to my personal birthing experience. Then, I learned that I was not special. Overwhelmingly, Black women experience higher rates of birth trauma, birthing complications and negative birth outcomes.  These statistics are what lead to the creation of ...

7th Annual Egg-cellent Egg Hunt at Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Extended Hours Easter Weekend

Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania… Celebrate spring at Carnegie Museum of Natural History by learning about egg-laying animals from prehistoric and modern times!
Date:        Saturday, March 30th
Time:        10 a.m.—1 p.m.
Who:          Children 12 and under
Activity:       Free scavenger hunt map and use it to visit hands-on exploration stations throughout the museum, where touchable natural history specimens await. Interact with museum nature experts, answer intriguing egg-related riddles, and earn stamps and small prizes.
Cost:              The Egg-cellent Egg Hunt is free with museum admission; no registration is required. Scavenger hunt map and prizes are available to the first 600 children.

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