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'My family is enough': Jamilah Lemieux on being a 'Black. Single. Mother.'

NPR | By Tonya Mosley

Published March 10, 2026 at 11:12 AM CDT

As a culture critic, Lemieux has spent years pushing back against the stereotypes and stigma that follow single mothers. Her new book blends her own memoir with the stories of 21 other Black women.

Tonya Mosley

Tonya Mosley is a correspondent and former host of Here & Now, the midday radio show co-produced by NPR and WBUR. She's also the host of the award-winning podcast Truth Be Told and a regular contributing interviewer for Fresh Air with Terry Gross.