Party Goods Featuring African American Children: What Would YOU Like To See?
I can throw a helluva kid's party for real. I mean, I go all out, you heard? Mari's first soiree was an all-white party in...
Wordful Wednesday: Summer in Paris With MyBrownBaby
I shared earlier this week the sheer awesomeness that was the MyBrownBaby summer vacation to Paris with the girlpies, Mari and Lila, and our son,...
Make MyBrownBaby THE BEST BLOG FOR BLACK MOMS
Ohmigod MyBrownBaby readers are the BESTEST! I mean, like, I heart you. I really, really heart you. Like the cast of Jersey Shore loves dranks....
Traveling In Color: Finding Diversity and Opening Minds on a Paris Vacation with Kids
I remember going on only one vacation when I was a kid to my aunt’s house in South Carolina. Shortly before we left, I caught...
Kirk Franklin's The Blueprint
My super-talented husband, Nick Chiles, recently realized his dream of being a New York Times best-selling author when a book he wrote with Kirk Franklin,...
Home Made Love: Strawberry and Cookie Crumble Sundaes
From their Saturday morning bacon, scrambled eggs and biscuit breakfasts to the pans of Gamma Bettye’s 11-cheese macaroni and cheese they whip up for our...
Missing Michael Jackson
I didn’t expect my reaction—didn’t see the tears coming. But come, they did, when my girl Mitzi called the house and urged me to...
Losing His Cool: Author Thomas Chatterton Williams Breaks Down Black Boys Vs. Hip Hop
Editor’s Note: I am so very pleased to introduce to MyBrownBaby Thomas Chatterton Williams, author of “Losing My Cool,” an incredibly poignant and telling memoir...
Ice Cube Is Gangsta Redefined…
Tomorrow, TBS will air the first of 10 episodes of Ice Cube’s new TV series, Are We There Yet?, the small screen version of his...
I ♥ Faces “Faces and Flowers†Photo Challenge: Beautiful Mari
Oh, I couldn’t help it. I know I’m supposed to be chillin’ with the blogging, but my favorite photography site, I ♥ Faces, has an irresistible...










