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Personal Essays

I did not ruin my life. Brandi Lee's personal essay.

June 3, 2023

Pregnant in College: How I Overcame Judgment and Reclaimed My Life as a Single Mom

by Brandi Lee

Why I canceled my wedding. A personal essay by Tasia McCargo.

May 27, 2023

I Canceled My Wedding – Tasia McCargo Personal Essay

by Tasia McCargo

I Was Enough All Along personal essay by Natasha Tull

May 20, 2023

I Was Enough All Along – Natasha Tull Personal Essay

by Natasha Tull

Mom of two Jennifer Wilson shares her personal essay on motherhood beyond the fairytale.

May 13, 2023

Motherhood Beyond The Fairytale – Jennifer Wilson Personal Essay

by Jennifer Wilson

Kenise Batts for Single Mom Defined.

May 6, 2023

My Journey To Motherhood – Kenise Batts Personal Essay

by Kenise Batts

Schnika Pamplin sharing her story on how everything changed once she learned her worth.

December 17, 2022

A Single Mom’s Journey to Self-Worth After Heartbreak

by Schnika Pamplin

December 10, 2022

Finding My Power as a Single Mother After Abandonment

by Rikell Ford

And Still I Dance - Single Chrisala Brown

December 3, 2022

And Still I Dance – Chrisala Brown Personal Essay

by Chrisala Brown

Diane Day photo essay sharing going from pain to contentment through faith

November 26, 2022

Single Mom Moves From Pain to Contentment Through Faith

by Diane Day

Yvette Shipman from her birth story to single motherhood.

November 19, 2022

My Birth Story in Ghana: Motherhood, Loss, and Becoming a Single Mom

by Yvette Shipman

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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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