Adiba Nelson

On Arizona Spotlight: Adiba Nelson returns with an essay about the hardest step she has taken in her journey of motherhood.

A frank and funny essay in which Adiba Nelson explores Mattel Toy's decision to quietly discontinue Becky, a Barbie doll who used a wheelchair, and what message the doll's absence is sending.

Adiba Nelson considers the challenges of finding the perfect recipe for a blended family.

Adiba Nelson shares her support of AZPM during the 2021 Fall Membership Campaign

Adiba Nelson shares how public television, and Elmo, have impacted her and her daughter.

Adiba Nelson shares her support of AZPM during the 2022 Spring Membership Campaign

How is it that a college educated couple must depend on public assistance to feed their family? In the first of a new series of essays, contributor Adiba Nelson considers the struggle to feed a family on an average of .88 cents per person per day.

Author, activist and mom Adiba Nelson talks about the true contemporary spirit of Halloween, and how it isn't always a bag of treats for parents and kids of color. Music by Mattea.

Adiba Nelson talks with Sonia Manzano, who is beloved by generations for her playing Maria on Sesame Street. Now, she is launching her own show on PBS KIds, called “Alma’s Way”.

Adiba Nelson on parenting and keeping pace with your child even when they go places most parents would probably prefer to skip.

Adiba Nelson talks about confronting her worst fears over the holiday season as her 11-year old daughter, Emory, was recovering from spinal surgery, her close-knit family - including her own mother - all contracted coronavirus.

Is it time for everyone to exhale? Adiba Nelson talks about the emotional toll the last four years has brought to her life, and whether her faith in democracy has been restored.