Class Act: Remembering and Celebrating 42 and Negro League Baseball, For Our Babies’ Sakes
This past weekend, we took the girlpies to see 42, the feature film about Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in Major League...
In Tearful Speech, Michelle Obama Recognizes Her Own Life in Hadiya Pendleton’s
By NICK CHILES Sometimes it feels like the rest of us operate in a separate world than our lawmakers in Washington. I’ve been getting that...
Strip Clubs & Dollar Bills: Explaining the Game—And Its Implications—To My Teen Daughter
I didn’t mean to black out on my 13-year-old this past weekend. It’s just that when we drove past Club Onyx, the infamous Atlanta strip...
What Beating A Child With A Cord Looks Like (Newsflash: It Is NOT Good Parenting)
By DR. STACEY PATTON The digital universe is full of viral videos of adults beating children. I view them warily, alert for triggers that catapult...
Disgusting Behavior of Rutgers Coach Mike Rice Is a Violation of Parents’ Trust
By NICK CHILES As a former athlete and the father of athletes who have played sports at every level up to NCAA Division 1, I...
[FATHER/HOOD] Villages Don’t Raise Children Anymore
By SHAWN TAYLOR Let’s go way back. On the 1996 De La Soul classic Stakes Is High, Posdnuos emceed “Neighborhoods are now ’hoods/’Cause nobody’s neighbors/Just animals/Surviving with...
Radio Station Bans Rick Ross, Lil Wayne Over Sexist Rape Lyrics: ‘Bout Time!
Round of applause for Michigan radio station 103.7 The Beat, which took a bold stand against irresponsible, misogynistic, foul, rape culture rap lyrics by banning...
When It Comes to Our Daughters’ Panties, Forgive Us for Not Trusting Victoria’s Secret
By NICK CHILES After word seeped out that Victoria’s Secret was targeting its PINK underwear line to young teenagers and even tweens, pushing panties with...
Baby Shot In Stroller Deserves Justice—But the RIGHT Killer Must Be Punished
First, let me say this about the animal(s) responsible for the death of Antonio Santiago, the 13-month-old baby shot in his stroller last week during...
Melissa Harris-Perry To 16-Year-Old Steubenville Rape Victim: I Believe You (Video)
It might be hard for you to not get teary behind “I Believe You,” MSNBC talk show host Melissa Harris-Perry’s heartfelt letter to the 16-year-old...
