A Black Southern New Year's Feast Fit For (someone other than a pregnant) Queen
I almost killed my Lila on the New Year's Day before she was born. At least it felt like I did. Let me explain. See,...
{MyBrownBaby Redux} Baby Talk At Its Finest: Oh The Things They'll Say!
Editor’s Note: I met today’s contributor on Facebook, in an invitation-only chat room commemorating Barack Obama’s Democratic nomination acceptance speech. The room was full of...
Here's To Hoping It Won't Matter To My Babies (and Their Friends) If They're Black or White
by JENNIFER JOHNSON I wasn't ever the prettiest girl in school. In fact I was never even close. But that didn't stop me from being...
Here's To The Good Times: Missing the Baby Onboard
By YAKINI I was 36.4 weeks along in my pregnancy when it began to sink in that it was nearly over. My doctor wouldn't let...
A LOVE LETTER TO MY UNBORN CHILD
By JENNIFER JOHNSON My dear, sweet first baby, This is the only letter I've written to someone who isn't even alive yet. I wonder what...
Falling On My Knees: How Becoming A Mom Made Me Prayerful
By ZUAQUIS ROSS With all of the advice given to me before becoming a new mommy, no one ever told me about the amount of...
THE MILLION DOLLAR BABY
By CHAREMON GRANT I remember how unbearably hot it was the day before my son, Mark Alexander Grant, was born. I was uncomfortably pregnant, that’s...
SAVE A BABY'S LIFE: BUY A BOX OF PAMPERS (PLUS: GET $50 WORTH OF PAMPERS ON MYBROWNBABY)
My daughters think their pediatrician, Dr. Roberts, rocks. It’s the nurses, with their finger prickers and their blood-sucking tubes and their needles full of mysterious...
She's Got Love And Marriage Now What About The Baby Carriage?
By JENNIFER JOHNSONI want kids always have. And now that I've got four years of marriage, a college degree, and a burgeoning career under my...
African American Babies Need Moms Who Know Their History
By DENENE MILLNER I found the papers when I was 12 in a metal box tucked under my parents' bed. I wasn't supposed to be...
