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#BBW15 - August 25 through 31 marks Black Breastfeeding Week 2015. These mamas show us the beauty, nurturing and life-affirming strength that come with breastfeeding our children. By Kenrya Rankin NaaselBreastfeeding activist Ashley Wright reminds us that, from cradle to grave, #BlackLivesMatter.(Photo: Ashley Wright via Twitter)

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Nutritious and Delicious - Baby Sydney is wide-awake and all about mama Lauren Simmons-Mitchell's yummy breast milk. (Photo: Lauren Simmons Mitchell via Twitter)

Photo By Photo: Lauren Simmons Mitchell via Twitter

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Chillin - Roxanne Branford is on a mission to normalize breastfeeding. (Photo: Roxanne Branford via Twitter)

Photo By Photo: Roxanne Branford via Twitter

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True Story - Her caption: "Mama gotta work. Baby gotta eat." Writer Karen Good Marable shows off her ability to be a one-handed superhero who feeds her daughter and meets deadlines at the same damn time. (Photo: Maurice Marable)

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Bonding - Jewelry maven Kulla Jatani locks eyes with her little one while nursing. (Photo: Kulia Jatani via Instagram)

Photo By Photo: Kulia Jatani via Instagram

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Anytime, Anyplace - Oya Woodruff snapped this usie while nursing her daughter in a Walmart parking lot.  (Photo: Oya Woodruff via Twitter)

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Boss Babies - Her caption: "When you're just trying to chill but your kid demands you to take your boob out." Christy DeGallerie shows us that breastfeeding isn’t just a way of life for mamas, but for babies, too! (Photo: Christie DeGallerie via Instagram)

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After Birth - Her caption: "Black mama Breastfeeding magic in 5...4....3...2....latched." Get it! Amelia Sherwood got her extra-new baby latched immediately. Black mama breastfeeding magic, indeed. (Photo: Amelia Sherwood via Instagram)

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Commitment - Yaaassss for long-term breastfeeding!  (Photo: Amber Pendleton/The Birth Lens via Twitter)

Photo By Photo: Amber Pendleton/The Birth Lens via Twitter