MBB Contests

Where Black Moms Matter

June 19, 2012

I Heart My Friends: A Great Girls Night Out, Plus: A P&G Have You Tried This Yet Giveaway!

Watermelon Banana Martinis. Home made hummus, stuffed grape leaves and Baklava. Up-close-and-personal cooking instruction from a master chef. And my girls *waving at Selassie, Tina, Jenny, Akilah and Aesha* Yes, Lawd—it’s Girls Night Out, MyBrownBaby style, courtesy of the P&G “Have You Tried This Yet?” program. Mind you, my girls ...

June 8, 2012

Let It Shine Soundtrack Giveaway—Plus, Our 10-Year-old Correspondent Tells Us Why She Loves Tyler James Williams and Coco Jackson

By LILA CHILES I can’t believe there’s only one more week until Let It Shine, the new Disney Channel movie starring Tyler James Williams, Brandon Tyler James Williams (Everybody Hates Chris), Brandon Mychal Smith (So Random!), Coco Jones (Radio Disney’s Next Big Thing) and Trevor Jackson (SyFy’s Eureka), comes on TV. My ...

May 28, 2012

Saluting the Tuskegee Airmen and Red Tails on Memorial Day, Plus a DVD Giveaway

Celebrate the DVD release of the triumphant film Red Tails, about the Tuskegee Airmen, by entering for your chance to win a copy of your own. I grew up in a Black Baptist church in Long Island, New York, which means that my entire childhood was filled with “aunties” and ...

May 14, 2012

Say No To the Jug: the Method Laundry Detergent Put To the MyBrownBaby Test

I need you to be really clear about this one true thing: I’m a laundry detergent snob from way back. Dead serious: for my entire 43 years on this Earth, my clothes have been washed with the same detergent my mother used from when I was a kid. I love ...

February 15, 2012

Learning How To Care For Black Baby Hair—Plus Two Awesome $185 CARA B Naturally Giveaways!

So, like, is it weird that I was totally obsessed with my Mari’s hair before she was born? Seriously, I was—wanted to know if she’d come out bald or with a big ol’ afro that would stand at attention, if her African American baby hair would be straight and wispy ...

August 8, 2011

Back-To-School Styling With MyBrownBaby & Cherokee Plus A $100 Target Giveaway

This contest is now closed. Congratulations to Tracey Lewis-Giggetts, whose number, 59, was chosen via Random.org. Thank you to all of you who participated in this fantastic giveaway! My love of children’s clothing is epic an affinity for pretty little things that began the very day I found out my ...

July 26, 2011

Big Kids & GoodNites: A $250 Giveaway Of Independent Kid Gear

Thank you all for participating in this giveaway. Congratulations to Daphne of Mushy Mama, whose number, 31, was chosen via Random.org! It sneaks up on you. One day, your babies depend on you for everything they need you to change their diapers, fix their bottles (or hold them while they ...

July 19, 2011

Win An iPod in The Dont Fret The Sweat Summer Bag Giveaway!

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. Thank you all for participating in this giveaway. Congratulations to Keonte, whose number, 47, was chosen via Random.org! So Nick measured my Mari over the weekend and it’s official: She’s taller than me. The girl has me by a half inch. At age 12. ...

July 7, 2011

WIN Passes To A Harry Potter Marathon Screening, Including the New “Harry Potter And the Deathly Hallows” Flick

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. Thank you all for participating in this giveaway. Congratulations to the winners, who were picked in the most democratic of ways: I wrote the names of entrants on small slips of paper and separated them according to city; my daughter picked the names out of ...

September 29, 2010

MyBrownBaby Giveaway: Win a Ticket To Blogalicious 2010 in South Beach!

EDITOR’S NOTE: This contest is now closed. Congratulations to Rose’s Daughter AND Jewelry Rockstar, each who won full conference passes to Blogalicious 2010, courtesy of the ladies of Mama Law, who, because of the tremendous response, graciously granted TWO passes to MyBrownBaby. They were chosen by my personal Random.org Mari ...