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Jesi Taylor Cruz

New York
As seen in: Romper, Medium, VICE, Bustle, MindBodyGreen, What to Expect, AFROPUNK, Hey Alma, ZORA
Covers:  Parenting, Lifestyle, Politics, Beauty, Clean Living, DIY, Cannabis, Race, Sexual Health, Mental Health, Fashion, Entertainment
Black anti-colonial Jew + poetry book in bio + vitiligo + mom + poet + archives + ecology + climate science + waste colonialism + abolition + queer + disabled

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Jesi Taylor Cruz’s Biography

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Jesi Taylor Cruz (she/they) is a staff writer for Romper who writes primarily about issues related to race, politics, and identity.

While their academic background is in Philosophy, Psycholinguistics, and Political Theory (with a focus on how structural violence impacts interpersonal social relations and Black maternal health), most of their reporting and nonfiction work focuses on topics that lie at the intersection between Black motherhood, lifestyle, pop culture, and mental health. Their wor…

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Finding Community During Pregnancy As A Black Non-Binary Femme

Finding Community During Pregnancy As A Black Non-Binary Femme

Racism During Prenatal Visits isn't a topic covered in any of the popular pregnancy books so I scoured the in…

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Birthing while Black: on reclaiming our time, maternal health disparities & the importance of dou...

Birthing while Black: on reclaiming our time, maternal health disparities & the importance of dou...

Partus sequitur ventrem, the legal doctrine and framework that determined the status of children born to ensl…

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Journey Towards A Natural Nest

Journey Towards A Natural Nest

By: Jesi Taylor Cruz A single action can ripple into a wave of movement so when it comes to a toxic-free life…

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An Aromatherapeutic Home Makes Scents

An Aromatherapeutic Home Makes Scents

By: Jesi Taylor Cruz The benefits of aromatic plant compounds, particularly when used in an aromatherapeutic …

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Emotional Labor Pains: The Evolution of My Birth Story

Emotional Labor Pains: The Evolution of My Birth Story

Seven months after a traumatic experience in the hospital's emergency room, due to complications that would e…

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Postponing the Gender Reveal: Raising A Theyby

Postponing the Gender Reveal: Raising A Theyby

"Are you having a boy or a girl?" Common questions that, while technically harmless and asked often to pregna…

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Articles

Therapist Says: Alone Time For Moms Is A Necessity, Not An Indulgence

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By Jesi Taylor Cruz
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"Self-care" is having a real cultural moment. But when you're a mom, trying to find the time to focus on yourself and only yourself can feel downright impossible. Unfortunately, a lack of alone time affects moms negatively, and in ways that can spell trouble in other areas of their lives. More Like This What Parents Are Talking About — Delivered Straight To Your Inbox Why Do Moms Need Alone Time?
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Latinx Doulas Increase Representation & Options For Birthing Parents

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By Jesi Taylor Cruz
| Bustle Verified
Para leer este artículo en español, desliza hacia abajo. Brenda Amaya describes the birth of her firstborn as traumatic. She went in trusting her nurses and providers would “try their best” to respect her birth plan, she tells Bustle, but had the opposite experience.
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What Wellness Means For Latinas Today

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By Jesi Taylor Cruz
| Bustle Verified
“My unhealthy eating behaviors were so embedded in the culture I was raised in that they never seemed like a problem that needed treating.”
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Interview

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What was your first job as a journalist?

I was a volunteer reporter for the World Science Festival.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! I own one I need to have repaired!

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Ellie Nash.