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Personal Essays

Love Lives On. Jill Tillman's story on finding, love, loss and motherhood after.

June 24, 2023

Love Lives On: The Journey as a Widow and Single Mom

by Jill Tilman

Single mom Ebony Pugh shares her story on forgiving herself and embracing single motherhood.

June 17, 2023

Forgiving Myself as a Single Mom: How Letting Go of Guilt Helped Me Move Forward

by Ebony Pugh

Single mom Victoria Williams shares how letting go of expectations made her a better mom.

June 10, 2023

How to Set and Release Expectations as a Single Moms

by Victoria Williams

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

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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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