The Black women who choose to have children on their own: ‘We’re going in eyes open’
With growing support networks online and in person, these moms say they’re changing the narrative around Black single motherhood When Chamise Alston was ready to have a child, she connected her computer to her TV and scrolled through profiles with her best friend, dismissing people who seemed like the wrong fit.
Unlike the average millennial on a dating app, Alston was scanning a sperm bank catalogue for potential donors.
The Maryland-based therapist hoped to conceive a child through the assisted reproductive technology in vitro-fertilization (IVF).
That winter day in 2023, Alston and her friend chose a donor who would help her become pregnant with her now 16-month-old daughter.
As a Black woman, she felt empowered taking control of her reproductive destiny.
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