Newborn Blues: Moms Are Crowdfunding For Family Leave

The Today Show recently reported that new parents in America are turning to crowdfunding platforms, i.e. gofundme.com, in order to finance their family leave for newborn care. Currently, there are over 1200 families with active fundraising campaigns. “GoFundMe campaigns that mention maternity leave or child care have raised over $8.8 million across 5,800 fundraisers” spokeswoman for the company, Kelsea Little, told The Today Show. It is a testament to the intelligence and resourcefulness of this generation that young families are using 21st century technology, such as social media, to solve for decade old issues such as income inequality and the lack of adequate child care in America. But should these working families have to raise money to care for young children? Why is this necessary in the most educated, hardest working and wealthiest nation in the world?…

[MadameNoire]

Finding A Work-Life Balance When You Work From Home

…I figured to work from home was going to be easy and relaxing. But I didn’t anticipate becoming a couch potato, nor was I prepared for the constant cabin fever outbreaks… Don’t get me wrong, working from home has its perks. That is until you find yourself calling upon the Justice League to help you fight the laziness that’s holding you captive in bed. It’s easy to lose motivation, to get distracted, to not feel like doing anything at any given moment, and to find yourself on the brink of insanity within the walls of your home after feeling like your work has kept you indoors and captive too long. Finding a work-life balance is difficult when you work from home, but the more I do it, the more I get the hang of it…

[MadameNoire]

Lauryn Hill Kicks Off Diaspora Calling Music & Art Festival In Brooklyn

Lauryn Hill kicked off her very own music and art festival in collaboration with TIDAL. Diaspora Calling is a three-day event at Brooklyn’s historic Kings Theater, celebrating “rich tapestry of artists” from Africa, and the West Indies. The art portion of the festival launched with a private exhibition Wednesday (April 13) night. She opened the event with a DJ set and co-curated the gallery, Billboard reports. Ms. Hill’s goal is to honor and spotlight works from the “African diaspora while also illumining persistent and irrepressible themes,” she explained via Facebook. She will close out day three of Diaspora Calling with a headlining show Friday (April 15), to be streamed on TIDAL…

[HipHopWired]

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