EBONY’s ‘We Are Trayvon Martin’ Covers: Spike, D Wade, Boris Kodjoe Pay Tribute
Today, we give EBONY magazine a MyBrownBaby salute for tapping Spike Lee, Boris Kodjoe, Dwyane Wade and their sons, all dressed in hoodies, to illustrate...
Jimmy Fallon, Robin Thicke & The Roots Slay ‘Blurred Lines’ On Kid Instruments (VIDEO)
I love Jimmy Fallon. I love Robin Thicke and his new song, “Blurred Lines” (and I got a thing for Pharrell and T.I. that I’m...
Netflix Families: Driving To Papa’s House Just Got That Much Easier
This post was sponsored by Netflix. Netflix Families make summer easier. www.netflix.com/families Confession: when I drive to Virginia with my girls to visit my dad,...
The Kinsey Collection: Jordin Sparks Introduces Black Girls to the Fierce Courage of Phillis Wheatley
By NICK CHILES As the father of two talented young black girls, I know that sometimes the most important thing I can do to spark...
The Kinsey Collection: Exploring Our Inspired History Through Art and the Words of Talib Kweli
Family is… everything—the very essence of human connection. As necessary, certainly, as air. Water. Freedom. Imagine, then, the absence of these things—the powerlessness that came...
Great News: Gabrielle Union’s ‘Being Mary Jane’ Was Cable TV’s Top Show
Kerry Washington notwithstanding, African American images on television tend to suffer from too much trifling and not enough authenticity—which is ironic considering the overwhelming number...
MyBrownBaby Beauty: Stunning Photographs Of African American Children
Photographs of pretty babies make my heart flutter—those juicy cheeks, those sweet lips, those lovely eyes. It’s as if the lens captured the very essence...
My Serena Williams Essence Cover Story: Talking Tennis, Curves & Loving Yourself Completely
I’m used to having butterflies when I interview celebrities, especially those I adore. But I had the flight of the Monarchs rumbling in my stomach...
Amazing Black Children: Kid President, Asean Johnson and Y.N. Rich Kids Make Us PROUD!
Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen some extraordinary African American children floating through my webosphere—intelligent, passionate, humorous, talented brown babies who, even at their...
MyBrownBaby On the Today Show: What Women Think About the Minds Of Men, Cheating
I had a blast yesterday on the Today Show panel of moms, mixing it up with gynecologist Evelyn Minaya, former newscaster Carole Sullivan, chef and...
