Author name: Jennifer Fischer

Jennifer Fischer is a writer, mediamaker, and teaching artist whose work has been featured by NBCLatino, ABC, Univision, Fusion, NBCBLK, etc. Her film “THE wHOLE” premiered at Amnesty International’s 50th Anniversary Human Rights Conference. Recent publications include pieces in Ms. Magazine, Last Girls Club, Literary Mama, Oranges Journal, Barzakh Magazine and Under Her Eye from Black Spot Books. An essay of hers appears in What is a Criminal? Answers from Inside the U.S. Justice System, an anthology from Routledge, published Jan. 2023.

Rio Report: One Multicultural Mama’s Experience at the World Cup

The World Cup is truly a multicultural event – global in a way that virtually no other sporting event is. For many, attending the World Cup is a lifelong quest or dream. I’ve followed the World Cup with a little bit of jealousy through the Facebook thread of a friend of mine, another multicultural mama, who […]

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Big, Little World: Connecting and Connected – Earth Day Blog Hop

Earth Day always reminds me of just how big and small the world is. As I explore the globe and maps with my little ones and talk about caring for our environment, the world can seem so big. However, as I help my little ones understand that throwing trash on the ground here could mean

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Making a Difference Globally and Locally for Hunger Action Month {The Good Long Road}

  When I was a senior in college, I lived and studied in Cairo, Egypt. During my time there, I saw so much hunger.  Sometimes, the need would almost paralyze me. Once back in the U.S., my experience in Cairo always served to give me perspective — as I struggled through graduate school or felt weighed down

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