Black Moms in Hollywood: Can You Name One Positive Portrayal?
Be clear: I really do adore Mo'Nique her humor, her hustle, her demand that we love ourselves exactly the way we are, no matter who...
A MyBrownBaby Weekend: Disney's MULAN at The Alliance Theater
After a particularly boisterous, soccer-filled Saturday, Nick, Mari, Lila, and I made our way into Atlanta last weekend to check out the new stage adaptation...
Forget New Year's Resolutions This 106-Year-Old Matriarch Has The Key to an Authentic Life
I don't do New Year's resolutions anymore. I mean, in all my years of pledging to get my pre-baby body back /cut back on the...
Is "Precious" Realism or Poverty Porn? Help Me Figure Out If I Should Buy A Movie Ticket
I’m feeling some kinda ways about the new movie, Precious, and the jury is still out over whether I want to plunk down my $10.50...
You Know You Want This: Vintage Body Spa Giveaway
You have to understand: My people had me in the woods from a Friday to a Sunday, roughing it at a beautiful but dusty campsite...
MyBrownBaby Spotlight: Esperanza Spalding
You never know where inspiration comes from I realized I wanted to be a journalist when I saw NBC New York’s Sue Simmons interviewing New...
Stick To It: Lessons On How To Keep Breastfeeding, Despite The Odds
By ELITA KALMA When my son was born, I was told he needed formula because he had low blood sugar and jaundice, and for five...
A MyBrownBaby Weekend: Jill Scott and Idris Elba On HBO–Get Into It
Reason #2080 why I love me some HBO: On Sunday, the cable station that kept me mesmerized with The Wire, The Sopranos, Entourage, and Sex...
MyBrownBabyReview: "Coraline." Plus, A "Coraline" Book Giveaway!
So it's rare that Nick and I get to the theater to see a grown-up movie we're usually stuck in the Saturday matinees, chewing on...
