Mayor Bloomberg Orders Hospitals To Hide Formula So More Moms Will Breastfeed
So yeah, I admit it: when New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg banned trans fat from area restaurants and wrote into law a requirement for...
A 13-Month-Old Ingests Cocaine While in Care of Grandma, 34, and Boyfriend, 22
By NICK CHILES There are some stories that simply take your breath away by revealing the sheer outrageousness of the lives some of us lead....
Kile Glover, Son of Usher Ex-Wife Tameka Raymond, Dies
Kile Glover, the 11-year-old stepson of R&B star Usher who was declared brain-dead in early July, died today from heart failure. Earlier reports indicated he...
Blue Ivy Carter Is Adorable. So Why the Shade Over Her “Black” Features? Plus: More Fresh Links
A picture of Blue Ivy, Beyonce and Jay-Z’s darling daughter, hit the internet this week and my God, that baby is a beauty—curly afro, chubby...
Jada Pinkett Smith Shares A Touching Photo Of Willow And Will
It’s hard to believe that Willow Smith has anything close to a normal childhood, but a touching picture posted online by her mother has shown otherwise. Jada Pinkett...
News Flash: Pets in the House Can Keep Your Newborns Free of Disease
By NICK CHILES This is one that will surely stop new mothers in their tracks: Infants that live with a dog in the house are...
Forget About Superheroes: Single Moms Are the Ones With the Super Powers!
By HEATHER HOPSON When I became a single mother, I became a super hero. I received special powers long before my baby was born. Super...
Five Great Ways To Motivate Your Significant Other To Exercise
By KODJO Do you remember when you and your mate first met? You couldn’t have enough of each other; you remember those days right? Fast...
Mission Possible: A Black Mom Trades In “Having It All” For “Having What Matters”
By TAIIA SMART YOUNG Motherhood terrified me more than any horror flick from my youth ever could. Jason. Freddie. Both of those characters were make...
A Black Father Wonders: Is Being A Hard-Working Dad Making Him A Bad Dad?
By JAMAL FREDERICK The rearview mirror conversation I had with my daughter while driving her to pre-K made my heart tighten. I could almost hear...