Spiked Hot Chocolate
Godiva Chocolatinis. Godiva liquer- and rum-infused fudge and caramel brownies. The oh-so-chocolatey Morris Chestnut (The Best Man) and Omar Epps (Love & Basketball). And my...
Im Going To Sleep My Way To the Top
Oh, get your mind out of the gutter I don't mean that kind of sleeping! I'm talking, literally, taking my behind to bed and getting...
Black Moms ARE Different and That’s OK.
So, after yet another white mom stomped onto MyBrownBaby accusing me of “segregating” myself for writing about issues affecting black moms, my homegirl Akilah over...
The First Lady Ain't Nevah Lied…
See? This right here? It’s why I just love me some Michelle Obama. First Lady Obama told Prevention magazine in its November issue that she...
For My (Pro Union) Mom and Dad On Labor Day
For working hard And toiling long hours In hot factories On sore feet With tired hands But peaceful hearts For not enough pay And a...
My Time To Shine: What I Love Most About Me
My girl Akilah over at EXECUMAMA challenged me to write a letter to myself, listing all the reasons why I love me. My letter is...
MyBrownBaby MOM OF THE WEEK: Akilah S. Richards
I first met Akilah Richards, purveyor of the smokin’ hot site EXECUMAMA, at our African Dance Class. I didn’t know what I was doing, and...
The Sun Always Rises: A Gift to Mothers
By NICK CHILES Like an all-powerful deity, she hovers over our lives from the very first breath we take. She feeds us, nurtures us, becomes...