Macy’s Celebrates Romare Bearden’s 100th Birthday With A Must-See, In-Store Art Exhibit
Ask any one of my children the one thing they’re supposed to buy for their mother when they grow up and get rich and famous...
An Awesome Multicultural Book List, Courtesy Of Reading Is Fundamental
I may be showing my age, but I remember even as a kid being moved by those Reading Is Fundamental commercials—the ones that promised cool,...
The Giants Super Bowl Victory Offers Dad a Teachable Moment
By NICK CHILES There are many responsibilities that a father has to his children, but the Super Bowl win last night of my New York...
What’s Wrong With This McDonald’s Barbie Ad? And Other MyBrownBaby Fresh Links
*Sigh* This is McDonald’s latest kid’s meal promotion. The fast food restaurant, which has found itself under hot water for a minority marketing campaign that...
Don Cornelius Is Gone—And a Part of Us Has Gone with Him
By NICK CHILES For those of us over the age of 40, how can we find the words to explain how much of an impact...
Spurred by Rihanna and Chris Brown, One Teenager Tries to Curb Teen Dating Violence
By NICK CHILES Did you know that one in three American teenagers has experienced some form of dating violence? That’s such an outrageous statistic—made even...
Watch Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Ledisi & More In Tonight’s UNCF An Evening Of Stars
For more than three decades, the United Negro College Fund’s phrase “A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste” has become part of our cultural...
French Elle Thinks Michelle Obama Taught Black Women How To Dress—And Other MyBrownBaby Fresh Links
If French Elle fashion writer Nathalie Dolivo is to be believed—and she is not—African-Americans weren’t stylish until the Obama family came into office. “For the first time, the chic...
If Terrell Owens Thinks He’s “In Hell,” Imagine How His Kids Feel
I’m no Terrell Owens fan and I have no interest in kicking a brother when he’s down, but the former NFL wide receiver known as...
Dear Taye Diggs: You Were NOT Misquoted By MyBrownBaby
Taye Diggs took to Twitter over the weekend to claim he was misquoted when it was reported that his mother married a dark-skinned man because...
