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Personal Essays

'When God Started Talking To Me,' Monique Durham's personal essay about single motherhood.

November 8, 2023

Becoming a Single Mom and Finding God After Divorce


by Monique Durham

To Forgive, Kelli Shakur's personal essay on singlemotherhood.

October 25, 2023

Finding Freedom in Forgiveness: A Single Mom Co-Parents With Child’s Imprisoned Father


by Kelli Shakur

After divorce, Lindsay Howards personal essay.

October 18, 2023

Navigating Single Motherhood: Paving the Path After Divorce


by Lindsay Howard

Joy Henderson single mom personal essay

October 11, 2023

Pregnant and Alone: A Single Mom’s Journey to Self-Love and Strength


by Joy Henderson

From heartbreak to forgiveness. A personal essay by Marsha Frazier.

October 4, 2023

How A Single Mom Healed Her Heart Through Forgiveness


by Marsha Frazier

Because We Love Our Son, Lingaire Nje personal essay about co=parenting.

July 29, 2023

Co-Parenting After Breaking Up: How Single Parents Love for Their Son Helped Them Push Past Resentment


by Lingaire Njie

July 22, 2023

Finding Strength Through Struggle: How a Lifetime of Lessons Wrote One Single Mom’s Story


by Nadiyah Al-Amin

My Son Was Meant To Be, Rashawnda Plummers personal essay

July 15, 2023

Unexpected Pregnancy, Unwavering Love: How I Came to Believe My Son Was Meant to Be


by Rashawnda Plummer

Tamera Stafford Personal Essay

July 8, 2023

How God Gives Single Moms the Courage to Start Over


by Tamera Stafford

Life Happens a personal essay by Single Mom Merecedes Howze Williams

July 1, 2023

Teen Mom Overcomes Obstacles by Following Heart and God


by Merecedes Williams

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ABOUT US

Single Mom Defined, a photo essay and video series, provides a much more accurate definition about single Black motherhood than the one society presents. Often, when single Black mothers are discussed or Googled, they are crammed into the same stereotypical storyline when in fact they each took a unique path to parenthood.

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