So last week was National Breastfeeding Awareness week. I just read on the Hot Topics board on the WTE app that this…

wth? I thought national breastfeeding awareness week was dedicated to ALL the breastfeeding mothers.

who said that it wasn't?? @mssjudyk

There are many, very specific reasons for having a week dedicated to black breastfeeding mothers...that has nothing to do with just trying to separate one race from another. Some people should just educate themselves.

@theredheadchic what are some of them, if ya don't mind the question

@theredheadchic, That is what I was trying to explain to people. It had nothing to do with you and your skin color. Breast Cancer Awareness had a full month dedicated to it. Should it only be celebrated as Cancer awareness just bcuz people feel breast cancer shouldn't be singled out?? I feel like if u don't want to support it then don't. It's very simple.

They have it dedicated towards black women because of the stigma breastfeeding use to carry for us . Because of the trials & tribulations black women go through on a daily in America . In African American communities (some not all) we have an higher infant mortality rate versus some of our other race counterparts . I'm currently on my way to an breastfeeding class now . ✊🏾

Well firstly, for many years white women breastfeeding rates & percentages were much much higher than blacks, & now blacks breastfeeding rates are on the rise. With that, also, far more black babies died than whites due to things that breastfeeding would help prevent. Also, blacks have higher rates of diabetes & breastfeeding helps to prevent those things in babies. In addition to those reasons, breastfeeding & blacks & Alavert goes wayyyyyy back. During this time, blacks were made to breastfeed their all masters children & therefore it comes from a bad place, so to speak. So all in all, we are all far more educated about breastfeeding & it's on the rise to sum it all up. @mssjudyk

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✊🏽✊🏽 @elenaj @caseclosed2015 ...some people just need to be educated about some things, & that's ok, that's what we're here for

@theredheadchic, ✊🏾 EducAtion is key & being open minded

Some people don't want to be educated tho. Its too easy too Google something before u form and opinion about it and make ignorant comments like some of the ones that I have read. @elenaj @theredheadchic

Yea, & that's y u hit them with knowledge & a smile. @caseclosed2015 @elenaj

😉 @theredheadchic You are so right.

ah I see! I saw that the other day,. I was wondering about it

Yup, blacks were made to breastfeed those babies that weren't even theirs. @mssjudyk

@caseclosed2015, @theredheadchic So True . With everyone using social media nowadays it's so easy to read how people really feel about blacks in general . Some of the comments I have read is simply ignorant . Smh .

Ok. I understand :-D.

it's great tgat y'all know about your history. . I'm just barely starting to learn about my own.. @theredheadchic

also don't understand why ppl are upset over the black breastfeeding week. I think it's important that everyone Knows! I know I didn't. . .

Yea, it's good to be knowledgeable and/or open to learning about all cultures & issues. I enjoy learning about history & current events @mssjudyk