Where Black Moms Matter

February 2013

February 28, 2013

Having Boys Can Take Months Off A Mother’s Life, Study Claims

So, it turns out that when you fall to your knees and cry out to sweet baby Jesus to be a fence before your little rambunctious, bad butt little boys kill you dead, you may be on to something: new research shows that having sons can shave an average of ...

February 27, 2013

For 10-Year-Old Lil Poopy, Smacking Grown Woman Ass Is Just Another Day at Work

By NICK CHILES As the saying goes, you don’t need a license to be a parent. Almost anybody can do it. But that doesn’t mean, however, that everybody should do it. This came to mind when I stepped into the furor surrounding the 10-year-old rapper, Lil Poopy, and the ridiculously inappropriate aura ...

February 26, 2013

Marissa Mayer & Yahoo’s New ‘Work At Home’ Rules: The Mom CEO Show’s She’s Just One Of the Boys

So just a few days into her six-month anniversary as CEO of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer announced through a Human Resources memo that all the yahoos who telecommute need to cut that mess out by June and bring their behinds into the office to work. In a memo that surfaced this ...

February 25, 2013

The Onion’s Quvenzhane Wallis C*nt ‘Joke’ Was Anything But Funny

Last night’s Oscar Awards ceremony was huge for Quvenzhané Wallis, the 9-year-old Beasts Of the Southern Wild actress who, with her adorable sparkly, puffy navy blue Armani gown and sleek press-n-curl and fancy puppy purse walked the red carpet as the youngest actor ever to get an Academy Awards nomination. ...

February 25, 2013

A Year Later, Trayvon Martin Stays Lodged in the Psyche of Black Parents

By NICK CHILES It’s been a year since Trayvon Martin pierced our consciousness. So many brutal, unforgettable stories have shocked our senses since last February. So many young people have been unforgivably taken from us. Jordan Davis. Aurora. Newtown. Hadiya Pendleton. It has been a year that may even bring ...

February 22, 2013

Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa Birth New Baby Boy—Plus More MyBrownBaby Fresh Links

A hearty congratulations to Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa, the proud parents of a new baby boy. Wiz announced the birth last night via Twitter: ”Happy Birthday Sebastian “The Bash” Taylor Thomaz!!!” he tweeted. “Everyone welcome this perfect young man into the world.” Of course, celebrities far and wide obliged the new ...

February 21, 2013

An Easy Chicken Corn Chowder Recipe That’ll Make You All Warm and Fuzzy Inside

It’s still wicked cold here in Hotlanta (I know—nobody from Atlanta says “Hotlanta” anymore, but I’m from New York, so…) and when there’s a chill, our family wants nothing more than comfort—I’m talking fluffy slippers, warm blankets, heat turned up high and something warm on our plates. Thing is, that ...

February 19, 2013

Pregnant Texas Teen Sues Parents For Right To Have Baby. Isn’t Reproductive Choice Grand?

My mother’s “birds and bees” talk began and ended with this simple directive: “Don’t bring no babies home because I’m not trying to take care of any.” She meant that. And I was real clear about it. I was to get a college degree. A career. Love. Marriage. And then ...

February 19, 2013

Beyonce Gushing about Blue Ivy’s Smarts Reminds a Dad of the Day He Met His Daughter’s Genius

By NICK CHILES Hearing Beyonce gleefully tell Oprah about the brilliance of her baby girl Blue Ivy reminded me of the heady, joyous days of new parenthood, when everything your child does is an occasion for celebration and you are absolutely convinced that your baby is a genius. “She is ...

February 18, 2013

Airplane Madness: Man Slaps Black Toddler, Tells Mom To “Shut That N****R” Baby Up” (UPDATE)

UPDATE: Joe Rickey Hundley, the 60-year-old man accused of slapping a black baby in his face during an airplane flight, surrendered to federal agents and appeared in federal court today. Details of his plea and bond release are at the end of this post. Let me be very damn clear: ...