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Vanessa Simmons
- Sep 10, 2016
UPDATED: After WIC Brand Makeover, NWA Announces Breakup with Formula Companies
The National WIC Association announced its decision to sever ties with infant formula manufacturers at the their conference in Denver,...
Vanessa Simmons
- Sep 2, 2016
EXCLUSIVE: “Breastfeeding Supporters” Leave BFMT for Celebrating #BBW16
The owner of Breastfeeding Mama Talk, Kristy Kemp, has used her platform to support breastfeeding in many ways. Last week, she aligned...
Vanessa Simmons
- Aug 24, 2016
52 Candid Moments Exude Black Breastfeeding Feels from the #NBFtour
As we kickoff Black Breastfeeding Week 2016 as part of the Instagram Takeover, it is only appropriate that I share my extensive...
Vanessa Simmons
- Aug 5, 2016
Chicago, IL – Normalize Breastfeeding Tour
The week leading up to this tour location was insane. My children switched schools because of changes in the district so spent my last...
Vanessa Simmons
- Jul 20, 2016
San Diego Judoka Breastfeeds Toddler at California State Games
If you are following my personal profile on Facebook you know that I have been training Judo at the Heisei Judo Dojo in Chula Vista twice...
Vanessa Simmons
- Jun 20, 2016
Oklahoma City, OK – Normalize Breastfeeding Tour
I headed out to Oklahoma City and man was I in for a surprise! This city has the kind of hometown feel that made me want to pack up...
Vanessa Simmons
- May 4, 2016
Washington, DC – Normalize Breastfeeding Tour
Only one word describes my trip to Ashburn, Virginia and Washington, DC — unforgettable. Friday afternoon, I was invited to present my...
Vanessa Simmons
- Feb 24, 2016
Countless Black Breastfeeding Moms Share Gripping Dad-With-Baby Photos
It is undeniable when you turn on your television today, that you will see and hear about negative stories regarding black men in the...
Vanessa Simmons
- Jan 28, 2016
EXCLUSIVE: Produce-Style Stickers Promote Breastfeeding
North Carolina ad agency, BooneOakley, is stepping up to the challenge to move breastfeeding into mainstream advertising to remind...
Vanessa Simmons
- Jan 8, 2016
Best Response EVER to Wendy Williams RE: Alyssa Milano’s Breastfeeding
In case you missed it, Wendy Williams decided to bring Alyssa Milano to her show in an effort to put breastfeeding moms sharing #brelfies...
Vanessa Simmons
- Sep 13, 2015
Mother Humiliated for Breastfeeding by Marshalls’ Employee
Yesterday, Karina Gomez, was humiliated by an employee at the Marshalls department store. When found breastfeeding, she was denied her...
Vanessa Simmons
- Aug 22, 2015
Viral Cincinnati Photo Censored by News During Breastfeeding Segment
In honor of World Breastfeeding Week, photographer, Lauren Carson of Drawing in Light Photography, shared her collection of beautiful...
Vanessa Simmons
- Aug 14, 2015
10 Photographs that Bring Attention to Breastfeeding Laws
National Breastfeeding Month is well underway and ironically we are seeing more discrimination, harassment, and public shaming of...
Vanessa Simmons
- Jul 17, 2015
Celebrate Breastfeeding Laws & Raise Awareness About The Laws That Don’t Exist
It took a significant amount of planning to develop the idea for the first International Day to Normalize Breastfeeding. However, most of...
Vanessa Simmons
- Jun 16, 2015
Third Nurse-In at Idaho State Capitol for National Awareness
After speaking with Boise, Idaho mom, Amy Miller, about the difficulty in attempting to pass statewide breastfeeding laws to protect...
Vanessa Simmons
- May 29, 2015
Neighbors Threaten Oklahoma Mom with Eviction, Breastfeeding On Front Porch
Oklahoma mother, Missy Smith, breastfed her daughter on her porch like normal everyday, especially when the weather was nice. It was when...
Vanessa Simmons
- May 26, 2015
FedEx Claims Rep Offers Apology for not Shipping Breast Milk
Since I was a little girl I knew that when it was my turn to become a mother, I was going to breastfeed. I grew up learning that ‘Breast...
Vanessa Simmons
- May 22, 2015
WATCH LIVE Nurse-In RE: Kathie Lee & Hoda Label Nursing In Public TMI
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Vanessa Simmons
- Apr 6, 2015
Rape Victims in Breastfeeding Families Are Suffering in Silence
Alongside this Breastfeeding Awareness Media Campaign, I have had the opportunity to use my photography to help another important and...