Merry MyBrownBaby Christmas—”Christmas Story” Style! (VIDEO)
There’s three heads of hair to be done and cleaning to be done, too, and then there will be the cooking and the cleaning and...
Turning Our Daughters Into Tech Geeks, Thanks to Black Girls Code
By NICK CHILES It was a glorious sight to behold: a room full of black girls, ranging in age from 10 to 17, learning how...
Method’s New Holiday Collection 2012, Plus: A Method Pinterest Stocking Stuffer Contest
Maybe it’s because I’ve been seeing Christmas trees and holiday ornaments in department and craft stores since before Halloween, or maybe it’s the wicked deadlines...
Better Than Good Hair: Celebrating CurlyNikki.com’s New Natural Hair Care Book—Plus, A Giveaway
By NIKKI WALTON Founder of CurlyNikki.com So, I wrote a book, y’all…and it’s (appropriately) titled, “Better Than Good Hair,” ‘cause we’re not only rejecting the notion...
Black Friday 2012 Deals: Top 10 Tips To Save Big—Plus, Foursquare Shows How To Beat the Crowds
By ANDREA WOROCH with Denene Millner Black Friday is just a few days away, with many big-name stores opening their doors on Thanksgiving Day. Whether you’re braving...
Exciting New Book Provides Answer to Question: Why Don’t More Black Boys Read?
By NICK CHILES Why don’t more black boys like to read? That’s a question that has haunted black parents and educators for decades. Over the...
Girl On Fire: Alicia Keys Tells Jet That Becoming A Mom Grew Her Up
God—do you remember Alicia Keys when she first hit the scene, with the braids and the bubble jackets and the Tims and the old school...
From Beach To Bottle: Method Tackles Ocean Plastic With New Soap. Plus, Take the Ocean Plastic Pledge
With Hurricane Sandy terrorizing the East coast and a Nor’Easter piling onto the madness, the last few weeks have been devastating for all-too-many of my...
Bug Tales: Little Pest Critters & I Will NEVER Get Along—Ever.
My God, I can’t stand bugs—never could. I mean, I grew up in Long Island, in a house with a grand, green, immaculately-maintained backyard, and...
Ava DuVernay’s ‘Middle Of Nowhere’: Five Fire Reasons To See This Movie This Weekend (VIDEO)
Publicist-turned-filmmaker Ava DuVernay made history earlier this year when she became the first African American woman to win the Sundance Film Festival’s Best Director award...
