After Earth with Will Smith and Jaden Smith: A Pick-Me-Up Before We Head To the Movies Tonight

Okay, so can I just tell you that if Will Smith and his adorbs son, Jaden Smith, ever decide to do a concert together, the...

– May 31, 2013

The First Memorial Day: Celebrating Fallen American Soldiers & the Freed Slaves Who Honored Them

Well yes, there will be barbecues galore and lots of beer passed about and some kick-ass sales at the mall and everyone will enjoy their...

– May 27, 2013

Child Safety Sign 360 Degrees: A Great Way To Slow Down Your Neighborhood Speed Demon

Child Safety Sign 360 Degrees, a self-installable sign warning drivers from every direction to slow down and watch for children, sponsored this post. We spent...

– May 14, 2013

Fresh Links: Ebony.com’s New Beauty Column For Brown Girls, Plus New Janelle Monet & An MBB Honor

Watch out there now: My super adorable, fly as pie, dopalicious cousin Melanie Yvette Martin, a beauty maven who has a delicious sense of style...

– Apr 26, 2013

Fresh Links: Breastfeeding Support For Black Moms, Plus Honest Toddler & New De La Soul Music

Just a few months after the Centers For Disease Control reported a rise in both the numbers of African American mothers breastfeeding and the length...

– Apr 19, 2013

Encouraging Literacy For Black Children: Take the 20-4-30 Reading Challenge For Your Child

One of the best baby shower presents I got for my first child was a lovely set of board books that included stories with characters...

– Apr 1, 2013

A Black Marriage Week Treat From Tray Chaney, Plus Michelle Obama In Vogue and Justin T. On Fallon

Sunday marks the kick-off day for the 10th Annual Black Marriage Week, a celebration sponsored by Marriage, Inc. of Kankakee County, along with Wedded Bliss...

– Mar 15, 2013

Michelle Obama Hits Her Dougie With MyBrownBaby In Her “Let’s Move” Google+ Hangout (Video)

Michelle Obama celebrated the third anniversary of her landmark anti-child obesity program, “Let’s Move,” by participating in her first Google+ Hangout chat—and MyBrownBaby was right...

– Mar 5, 2013

Black Girls Have Quvenzhane’s Back, Plus: Michelle Obama’s Mom Dancing, Daddy’s Money Sneaks & More

I promise you this: the backlash The Onion faced after calling Best Actress Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis the “c” word was swift and severe, but it...

– Mar 1, 2013

An Easy Chicken Corn Chowder Recipe That’ll Make You All Warm and Fuzzy Inside

It’s still wicked cold here in Hotlanta (I know—nobody from Atlanta says “Hotlanta” anymore, but I’m from New York, so…) and when there’s a chill,...

– Feb 21, 2013
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