Nipples and Ninny: This African-American Mom’s Breastfeeding Journey
It was a no-brainer for me: All the books said I should breastfeed my baby because it was best for her that she would be...
The Freshest, Jamminest Breastfeeding How-To Video, Like, Ever!
Hands down, the best informational breastfeeding video, like, ever—not just because it cribs the beat from Teach Me How To Dougie, or even because it’s...
Black Breastfeeding Week 2013: Celebrating Black Mothers, Babies and the Best First Food
Black lives matter. Black mothers and our babies matter. Black breastfeeding—this definitely matters. That’s why MyBrownBaby is proud to support Black Breastfeeding Week, the inaugural...
Raising 14-Year-Olds Ain’t For Punks: Learning How To Let My Baby Spread Her Wings & Fly
She started high school last week—left this house in a ball of nerves and excitement and fear and delight, curious about this new, independent path...
A Tenn. Judge Goes Too Far, Rules Parents Must Change Child’s Name from ‘Messiah’ to ‘Martin’
Talk about your judicial overreach—a judge in Tennessee actually changed a 7-month-old baby’s name from Messiah to Martin, claiming that the religious-inspired name was earned...
Black Moms & Breastfeeding: Why We Should Care About World Breastfeeding Week
By KIMBERLY SEALS ALLERS As World Breastfeeding Week comes to an end, I’m wondering how many African Americans even knew it came and went. As...
The Pretty Red Door: A Mother Finds God’s Beauty Through the Eyes Of Her Child
So when you buy a house that’s 85 years old, it’s inevitable that you will spend a good portion of the first few years fixing,...
In a Fog of Trayvon Rage and Sadness, Saying Goodbye to My Son
By NICK CHILES As the pain of the George Zimmerman verdict settled in yesterday, the sting of the words “not guilty” slowly starting to recede,...
The Skin She’s In: A Black Dad Ponders Colorism’s Effect On His Light-Skinned Daughter
By JAMAL FREDERICK I love my daughter in ways I could never imagine and she’s long crossed the threshold of innocent infancy. She’s at that...
Return Of the Gentleman: What Black Boys Could Stand To Learn From Their Elders—For Our Girls’ Sake
I mean, I get it: he is my father and so Daddy is going to be an absolute gentleman to his little girl—make me feel...
