On My 47th Birthday, Thanking My Diabetes for Waking Me Up
By NICK CHILES It’s been exactly 20 months since I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. It was a shocking night for me that feels...
Tackling Infant Mortality Rates—Without Stereotyping Black Mothers
So I wake up Saturday morning to this New York Times piece, Tackling Infant Mortality Rates Among Blacks, and by story’s end, I’m heated. I...
{Bringing Up Boogie} Angels In the Delivery Room: In Memory of My Friend, Nurse Valada
Vintage Boogie When I was pregnant with Boogie, I had a difficult time getting used to the idea of pregnancy and negotiating the new changes...
How to Braid Black Girl Hair the RIGHT Way
So the state of Illinois is backtracking on a law that requires hair braiders to get a cosmetology degree and be licensed before they sit...
Paying in Sweat at World Fitness Day
Um, yeah. I never could strike that Jane Fonda leg-warmer pose. My legs are too heavy. Seriously, I’m not going to lie: I have a...
On Borrowed Time…
I’ll never forget the day I found out that one of my best friends, my co-author Mitzi Miller, was living on borrowed time. It was...
Babies and Bubbles: Natural Ways To Care For Your Child's Delicate Skin
By KAREN PETERS When my first son was born, I didn't think twice about running out and purchasing the usual fare: petroleum jelly, baby oil,...
Green Poop, Motrin, and Healthcare Reform: Do the Right Thing, Already
The girl had a stomachache and was vomiting and for some reason, her poop was neon green, and so it only made sense to take...
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...
