tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036429202816342767.post787672430582248500..comments2009-07-03T08:10:47.604-04:00JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011084083500756141noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036429202816342767.post-47362709465047616002009-07-03T08:10:47.604-04:002009-07-03T08:10:47.604-04:00

*stands up and applauds WILDLY!!!!!*<br /><br />Amen, sis. Amen!<br /><br />I&#39;m a journalist by trade—have worked everywhere from The Associated Press to the New York Daily News to Parenting magazine. And let me be the first to tell you that oftentimes, I was the only black girl in the room, from the top editor down to the person who scrubbed the toilet. Newsrooms are rarely diverse (unless

MBB Founder and Editor Denene Millnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17413819770146273768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036429202816342767.post-28853897795431281192009-06-30T17:42:56.978-04:002009-06-30T17:42:56.978-04:00

Great article, JJ. Pregnancy and motherhood are such universal concepts that it seems like a no-brainer that magazines dedicated to the topic would feature an array of ethnicities. I hope your article begins to open the minds of pregnancy magazine publishers. Good job.

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036429202816342767.post-25299376050407863422009-06-24T23:21:43.895-04:002009-06-24T23:21:43.895-04:00

La, you make an excellent point about planned attempts to reflect diversity. Wasn&#39;t/Isn&#39;t the the problem with the newsrooms in the nation? I recall discussing these same issues 15 years ago in J-School! Amazing how things never change. Wow!

JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011084083500756141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036429202816342767.post-73967475405221438952009-06-24T23:21:43.592-04:002009-06-24T23:21:43.592-04:00

La, you make an excellent point about planned attempts to reflect diversity. Wasn&#39;t/Isn&#39;t the the problem with the newsrooms in the nation? I recall discussing these same issues 15 years ago in J-School! Amazing how things never change. Wow!

JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011084083500756141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036429202816342767.post-7153351252219209152009-06-24T16:42:23.726-04:002009-06-24T16:42:23.726-04:00

well put ladies!<br /><br />Yakini, my pleasure! you looked absolutely radiant. You really deserved to be in a magazine!<br /><br />I agree about mixed races and adding other sorts of diversity as well.

JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14011084083500756141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036429202816342767.post-27811883219760587612009-06-24T15:40:40.872-04:002009-06-24T15:40:40.872-04:00

Very good blog. You make an excellent point. I want not only to see more races/cultures represented but would love to see features on more mixed-race families. You would think with all the mixing going on that people would recognize that the &quot;typical family&quot; doesn&#39;t look that typical anymore but even here, in the diverse DC area, I still get asked if I do babysitting on the side

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036429202816342767.post-3150578214272037452009-06-23T14:26:41.732-04:002009-06-23T14:26:41.732-04:00

I am currently pregnant with baby number three, so I&#39;ve perused the pregnancy magazines you speak of as recently as today in my doctor&#39;s office. And I must say you are spot on. The lack of diversity in these magazines (and others) continues to be a problem. And I personally refuse to subscribe to magazines that don&#39;t reflect me. (That&#39;s where the green comes in.)<br /><br />As a

LaRondahttp://www.enjoygoodbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036429202816342767.post-28604392122130722972009-06-23T12:01:11.069-04:002009-06-23T12:01:11.069-04:00

The world is becoming more diverse by the day. It only makes sense that magazines would reflect the world. Pregnancy Magazine should do better.

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036429202816342767.post-90127242999975152492009-06-23T11:20:45.362-04:002009-06-23T11:20:45.362-04:00

This is a fabulous documentary of how society continues to marginalizes those of us who are not of Euroean ancestry. This marginaliztion parallels the continued mental slavery that encompasses our African Diaspora. As a beautiful West Indian woman who gave birth to two children 11.5 months apart( yes, they are not even a year apart) I felt that I was pregnant for two years straight! I would

FloRhonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036429202816342767.post-56692444027221560632009-06-23T09:55:53.037-04:002009-06-23T09:55:53.037-04:00

Fabulous article! I am so pleased to see sentiments that I&#39;ve had over the years now in print! It&#39;s time to be honest and acknowledge that although times have changed the stereotypical mentality still exists. As you stated the magazines are targeting a certain audience. They want consistent sales and believe that focusing on non-ethnic readers through the cover models will gain

Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8036429202816342767.post-34472513437547544022009-06-23T08:18:22.899-04:002009-06-23T08:18:22.899-04:00

What a fantastic article! This issue is so, so important... yet, sadly, not discussed nearly as often as it should be! Kudos to your friend and her husband for taking action and writing into that magazine! It is only thru such actions as that, and blog posts like this, that any progress will be made. <br /><br />The images of all the pregnant women are breath-taking!!! Thank you so much for

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