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February 16, 2012

A Middle Schooler Strip Searched in Front of Classmates? This Needs to Stop

By NICK CHILES The family of a middle school student in Georgia has filed a lawsuit against the school district because administrators, suspecting that the 7th grader was in possession of marijuana, forced the youngster to strip down to his underwear in front of classmates. The boy had no drugs—but ...

February 15, 2012

A 10-Year Sentence for Baby Snatching? It’s an Outrage!

By NICK CHILES The American criminal justice system is a strange creature. While it’s possible in some states to spend decades in jail for possessing a bag of crack cocaine, the woman who snatched a baby from a New York hospital and raised the girl as her own for 23 ...

February 11, 2012

Dad Of the Year: Father Shoots Daughter’s Laptop After She Disses Parents On FaceBook

I promise you, this video gave me LIFE today. It’s star? A disgruntled dad pissed that his 15-year-old daughter took to Facebook to complain about and cuss her parents for making her do chores around the house. Though she tried to block he rants so that her parents couldn’t see ...

February 10, 2012

First Pictures Of Blue Ivy Carter: Check Out Beyonce & Jay-Z’s Beautiful Baby!

Of course every baby is beautiful—a glorious gift—and we celebrate the wondrous miracle of every new life. But we gotta be honest here: Some babies have a bit more curiosity surrounded them than others. Blue Ivy Carter, Beyonce and Jay-Z’s newborn, certainly fits in that category. The iconic celebs, notoriously ...

February 9, 2012

Even When You Try, Keeping Teenagers from Having Sex in Your Home Can be Complicated

By NICK CHILES Should you allow your teenager to have sex in your house? This was a question posed by Clutch and like many, if not most, parents, my initial answer was a loud and resounding, “Aw, hell nah!” It’s about respect, about honoring the rules and the sanctity of ...

February 7, 2012

Los Angeles Teacher Accused Of Lewd Acts—Entire School Staff Replaced

The entire staff of the Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles is being replaced this week while police and school officials investigate allegations that a third grade teacher blindfolded 23 children and fed them his own semen and a second teacher fondled two 7-year-old students. Los Angeles School District Superintendent ...

February 7, 2012

Willow Smith’s Shaved Head: Why Does This Child’s Short Haircuts Get Black Folk So Riled Up?

Willow Smith debuted a freshly shaven head last week—a new down-to-the-scalp hairdo that, of course, elicited all kinds of uproar across the internets, as the internets are wont to do when Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith’s daughter, she of “Whip My Hair” fame, is involved. Typically, black folk are ...

February 6, 2012

The Giants Super Bowl Victory Offers Dad a Teachable Moment

By NICK CHILES There are many responsibilities that a father has to his children, but the Super Bowl win last night of my New York Giants reminded me of one of dad’s primary duties: we bequeath to our children our favorite sports teams. This is especially important when you move ...

February 4, 2012

Dating With Kids: A Woman’s Desire vs. A Single Mom’s Choice

By SIL LAI ABRAMS It’s 10:53 on a hot and humid summer night and you’re in a cab riding home with your not-so-new-ish boyfriend after a wonderful date. Warm air is steadily blowing through the window as you hold hands and the city skyline recedes as you ride down the expressway. ...

January 31, 2012

Halle Berry, Gabriel Aubry Order To Get Counseling In Custody Case Over Nahla

Halle Berry and Gabriel Aubry, who’ve long been embroiled in a bitter custody battle over their three-year-old daughter Nahla, have been ordered to take parenting classes together to see how their fighting is affecting their daughter and to figure out how to co-parent. Sources told RadarOnline that the classes recommended ...

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