Toya Graham Smacked Her Son & the Media Missed the Point

By Jenny Studenroth

In an interview with “CBS This Morning,” the single mom of six kids said that she smacked her only son because she doesn’t want him to “be a Freddie Gray,” the 25-year-old black man who recently lost his life to severe spinal injuries after being in police custody last month. In my view, she did it to protect him, to wake up him,…

Jenny Studenroth
Jenny Studenroth

Jenny is a bridal, lifestyle, family blogger (Our Life in Rose Gold) from New York. After working in beauty editorial for WSJ., she transitioned to freelance writing. Jenny's first book, Let Me Let You Go, came out last year. She and her husband Josh currently live in the suburbs of Atlanta with their three children. Jenny might have (temporarily) ditched the heels and highlights in favor of the leggings and tees of new-momhood, but she's never been happier. Follow her frequent Starbucks runs, leggings obsession, and blog updates via Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook. 

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