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Hu(e)mans Creating Life | Nude Barre

Hu(e)mans Creating Life | Nude Barre

Founded by a mom of two, Nude Barre is committed to highlighting all hu(e)mans creating life. The power, strength, and resilience it takes to raise a child is one thing that makes performing life all the more special. We want to highlight all of the nudies fostering the next generation in their ...
Side Barre Convos | Motherhood's True Hue

Side Barre Convos | Motherhood's True Hue

Nude Barre exists to celebrate Hu(e)man's Performing Life and uplift the voices of marginalized communities. As a Black and female-founded brand, we want to bring awareness to Black Maternal Health in the effort to emphasize the profound need for better care and compassion for expecting mothers ...
What Is Juneteenth? | Nude Barre

What Is Juneteenth? | Nude Barre

What Is Juneteenth? Although Juneteenth has always been a great excuse for dad’s to bring out their barbecuing sandals and aunties to blast Mary J. Blige at the cookout, this once demure holiday has sparked recent conversation about the conservation of Black history and the co-opting of Black ...
The Racist History of Black Maternal Health

The Racist History of Black Maternal Health

America’s Black maternal health issues can be traced to its long history of subjugating and brutalizing Black bodies. Within the framework of slavery, Black women’s childbearing abilities added to the objectification of their bodies. Women were treated as animals, forced to reproduce to create a...
Managing Motherhood and Mental Health: Inc. Press | Nude Barre

Managing Motherhood and Mental Health: Inc. Press | Nude Barre

In this Inc. article, Nude Barre’s founder Erin Carpenter, details her struggles balancing CEO status with family life and mental health. With a successful business incepted from a mere $3,000 in savings, Carpenter details how moving revenue targets and skeptical (mostly white male) investors ma...