For Fairytale Believers: Aiyana Jones, 7-Year-Old Killed In Detroit Police Raid, Deserves Justice (Petition)
By ASHA FRENCH Post-Zimmerman verdict parenting has many Black parents feeling like Sethe (a character from Toni Morrison’s Beloved); we realize that the world is not fit...
ENOUGH. [Don’t Let Aiyana Jones Die In Vain]
Her name was Aiyana Jones and she was only 7 years old.The dimples in her chocolate cheeks and that hand on her hip tell a...
MyBrownBaby Fresh Links: Marshawn Lynch, Magical Childhoods & the ‘Friendship Nine’
MyBrownBaby Fresh Links = interesting stuff I found on the internet this week, including stories about Marshawn Lynch, the 'Friendship Nine,' and little Aiyana Jones.
As Ferguson Prepares For the Anniversary of Mike Brown’s Shooting, a Touching Video Highlights Langston Hughes “Kids Who Die.”
The anniversary of Mike Brown's shooting inspired this reflection on the deaths of children killed at the hands of police and racists, set to the words of Langston Hughes' prophetic anti-lynching poem, "Kids Who Die."
Black Children and Suicide: More Of Our Babies Are Taking Their Lives and Nobody Knows Why. We Have Some Ideas.
Researchers are grasping at straws to try to explain the massive increase in Black children committing suicide. We have some pretty solid explanations.
Mo’Ne Davis Forgives Her Twitter Troll. Sweet, But That Wouldn’t Be My Daughter.
Mo'Ne Davis forgives the dude who called her a "slut." But that's not the message I want my daughters to embrace.
The MyBrownBaby Year In Review: Top Blog Posts
Though some people were quite vocal about their hate for Facebook’s “Year In Review” app, I appreciated it for reminding me to look back at...
12-Year-Old Shot By Police: No Safe Place For Black Children
Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old shot by police, was a child who had the right to be just that... A CHILD.
A Heart Cracked Wide Open by Ferguson: My Problem With (What Some Call) Forgiveness
Forgive, yes. But compassion should drive us all to pray for, speak out on behalf of, AND seek justice for those who are regularly treated poorly by anyone. It's what Jesus would do.
George Zimmerman’s Trial: Finally, Justice For Trayvon Martin—Thanks To Many
Just over a year ago, I stumbled across a press conference announcement by a couple that was trying to draw attention to both the shooting...
