Hey Mama: 5 Black celebs experiencing their first Mother’s Day in 2026
From WWE superstars to rappers and athletes, these are just a few notable Black celebrities who have welcomed (or are welcoming) their first little ones this year.
The second Sunday of May is already upon us. Mother’s Day is a day when we often give glory and praise to the women in our lives (or who have sadly departed this earthly plane) for raising us and for being part of some of our earliest memories of what nurturing and support mean. This year, several notable Black celebrities are taking in Mother’s Day differently because either they’re expecting their first bundle of joy, have had their first child, or, in the case of one star on this list, are celebrating an addition to the family after years of wanting a baby of her own.
Take a look at some of the celebs who are celebrating Mother’s Day a bit differently in 2026.
Latto
Atlanta’s “Big Mama” is about to become a mama later this year. After fans had long speculated about her pregnancy, Latto revealed she was indeed with child in the lead-up to her “Big Mama” album. On Friday, Latto revealed the album’s release date and teased a retirement.
“Thank you for everything,” she wrote on X.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
The Olympic gold medalist and arguably the most dominant woman in track and field is set to welcome her first child this year with her husband, Andre Levrone Jr. Known for her excellence in the 400 meters, whether it be hurdles or flat, she announced to the world in January that she and Andre were pregnant with their first child.
“Made a human with my favorite human,” she captioned her announcement on Instagram, but not before surprising her husband with the news at 6 a.m.
Bianca Belair
WWE’s EST was on the shelf injured for a year after her match at WrestleMania 41 and when she made an appearance at WrestleMania 42 last month, she shocked the world by revealing a baby bump to the more than 50,000 fans in attendance. Belair and her husband, WWE superstar Montez Ford, had chronicled their attempts to welcome a child on their Hulu reality TV series. Belair, who is a doting stepmother to Ford’s two children from a previous relationship, is going to have a little EST running around the house in the near future.
Kat Graham
The beauty of pregnancy is that you get to enjoy the moment and those months however you see fit. Graham told her 9.9 million Instagram fans she had only one photoshoot while pregnant before giving birth to her first child, a baby boy with her husband, Bryant Wood, in March. While the “Vampire Diaries” star was cast as Diana Ross in the “Michael” biopic, her scenes were sadly left on the cutting-room floor due to “legal considerations.”
Jasmin Murphy
The daughter of Martin Lawrence already helped create a comedic royal family when she married Eric Murphy, the son of her father’s “Life” co-star Eddie Murphy. The Murphys then made Martin and Eddie grandparents earlier this year when they welcomed a baby girl named Ari Skye into the world.
“They just had a baby girl. They just had her two weeks ago, or a week ago. Yeah, Ari Skye,” Eddie shared in an interview.
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