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Role Mamas

Some of our favorite Black women on how they became mothers, wives, entrepreneurs, corporate ladder sprinters, & more.

Timberly Whitfield

Bronx, New York

Like many women, Timberly Whitfield spent her 20s establishing herself and her career, using her passion for connecting with others on camera to become a TV personality. Now a stay-at-home mother to daughter Raina (11) and son Gabriel (3), Whitfield is ready to put her best face forward once more. She speaks with mater mea about the worlds she traverses spiritually, professionally, and as a mother.

Father’s Day Issue

Brooklyn, New York

Something we've heard time and time again from fans of mater mea is "Where are the dads?" While pater mea isn't in our immediate future, we wanted to acknowledge this equally important role with a special photo shoot in a park in Fort Greene, Brooklyn last Father's Day weekend. What follows is a touching collection of photos and musings on being a dad—those men whose praises we can't sing enough.

Geraldine Moriba

New York City, New York

Fulfilling career? Check. Lovely home? Check. Loving marriage? Two happy, healthy and incredibly intelligent kids? Check and check. Geraldine Moriba, the 46-year-old executive producer has the enviable distinction of not only "having it all" but making it look easy. But things are rarely as they appear to be. Moriba told mater mea about an unexpected piece of news that threatened to take everything she had worked for away from her.

Wangechi Mutu

Brooklyn, New York

It's an oft-repeated maxim that one must suffer for their art—but what happens when you become a mother? Priorities have to shift, a fact that sculptor and mixed-media artist Wangechi Mutu has mastered without compromising the power of her work. With her 3-year-old daughter in tow, the expecting mom spoke with mater mea about how she creates her art pieces while still being a very present mother.

LaShann DeArcy Hall

New York City, New York

There are enough life experiences, positions, and accolades on lawyer LaShann DeArcy Hall’s CV for three very industrious people: she was lawyer, professional dancer, Air Force airman, and a member of various commissions in New York. Add motherhood to the mix, and well—it borders on unbelievable. DeArcy Hall spoke with mater mea about her unconventional path, and how the busy mom keeps it all—more or less—together.

Lisa Johnson-Willingham

Jersey City, New Jersey

Picking up and moving to a new city can be difficult. Add having to move your kids as well to the mix, and making a clean transition gets that much harder. But Lisa Johnson-Willingham, director of the Alvin Ailey Extension, has made it work. Johnson-Willingham spoke to mater mea about how she's making a new home for her and her two kids, Quincy, 9, and Noah, 6.

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