{MyBrownBaby Redux} Faith In Our Fathers
Editor’s Note: I just can’t get enough of this commercial and the beautiful images it portrays. Witness… and enjoy.By DENENE MILLNER On the mornings when...
{MyBrownBaby Redux} She's The Boss: A Dad Gets Punked By His 4-Year-Old
Editor’s Note: Be clear: Lila’s been runnin’ this piece with an iron claw and a fist-full of gobstoppers. She. Ain’t. No. Joke. Witness… By NICK...
Sadness For Michael: A Mom Cries For An Icon and Lost Black Boys Everywhere
By KIMBERLY SEALS ALLERS Yesterday, I cried watching the Michael Jackson memorial. I cried for a little black boy who felt the world didn't understand...
Little Dolls: Tenderly Tending to Every Strand of Brown Girl Hair, With a Smile
It's extremely important to tell little Black girls that their natural hair is beautiful. This is why.
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...
Summertime, and the Living Isn't So Easy
By NICK CHILES One of these days I need to ask my parents if they felt the same way about the summertime as I do....
Let's Talk About the Joys and Struggles of Black Parenting!
You all know by now how passionate I am about having black parents participate in the national conversation on parenting; I simply don’t think that...
MyBrownBaby Presents asha bandele: She's Something Like Beautiful
I've met author asha bandele only once in person, yet we’ve gotten on the phone a million times and talked for hours about everything our...
They’ll Wear The Armor: Guarding My Babies From The “N” Word
I know their day is coming. It is as certain as wet rain, as sure as the yellow in the sun. They are, after all,...
What Bad Knees, Good Drugs, and Teenagers Are Made Of
So the boy jacked up his knee doing some ungodly, torturous exercises called the “clean and jerk,” and “squats” in his weight-lifting class, and more...
