Bullying 101: How We Parents Can Better Protect Our Children (In Memory of Jaheem and Carl)
It started, first, with the two little girls telling Mari they didn't like her outfit. The next day, they told my baby she smelled. The...
Send Fear Packing: Learning To Trust My Gut, Speak My Mind, and Live My Dreams
By FELICIA RICHARDSON-BATTLEThis year I’ll be 38 years old. Wow! I’m happy to report that I am not approaching The Big 4-0 with the anxiety...
President Obama, the Handshake, and the Politics of the Playground
By THE PRISONER’S WIFE So the GOP is up in arms about President Obama shaking the hand of Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president, at the...
MyBrownEarth: Discovering the Secret Life of Bees
[NOTE TO MYBROWNBABY READERS: I’ve invited the good folks of I (HEART) FACES to critique my photos and give me constructive feedback on how I...
Falling On My Knees: How Becoming A Mom Made Me Prayerful
By ZUAQUIS ROSS With all of the advice given to me before becoming a new mommy, no one ever told me about the amount of...
One Mom Says: "I'm No Claire Huxtable, But I'll Enjoy Motherhood While I Can."
By LISA ELLIS I was going to talk about motherhood, my plans for it, and what it’s like for me.I was going to tell you...
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...
THE BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE: Lessons On Learning How To Love My Daughter's Hair, Even When I Have Issues With My Own
By EKENE ONU Aunty come make I fix you. Aunty come make I fix you. I can hear them calling from Nigeria’s Tejuosho Market. Correct...
My Kid, The Next Last Comic Standing, Part II: The Knock Knock Sisters Take The Stage
I wrote back in January about my Lila and her fearlessness and how I had to take myself out of myself to allow her to...
The Stuff That Girl Power Is Made Of (I Mean… I… Can Fly Like A Bird In The Sky…)
My parents didn't really read books to my brother and I when we were little; I don't know if it's because they were too busy,...
