Colorado Theater Shooting: A Mom Recalls Her Own “Dark Knight” Horror
By Kia Morgan Smith The horrific Colorado tragedy in which a gunman opened fire in a crowed midnight showing of Dark Knight Rises, killing 12 people and wounding...
Blue Ivy Carter Is Adorable. So Why the Shade Over Her “Black” Features? Plus: More Fresh Links
A picture of Blue Ivy, Beyonce and Jay-Z’s darling daughter, hit the internet this week and my God, that baby is a beauty—curly afro, chubby...
George Zimmerman Says Killing Trayvon Martin Was “Part Of God’s Plan” and He Doesn’t Regret It
George Zimmerman, the wanna-be neighborhood watchman who stalked, shot and killed unarmed teen Trayvon Martin, sparking a raging nationwide debate on race, guns and the...
Usher Custody Battle After Stepson’s Accident, Plus: News On Zimmerman, Sandusky & More Fresh Links
As Usher’s ex-wife holds vigil by the bedside of her son, who a week ago today was critically injured in a tragic jet ski accident...
MyBrownBaby Wins the 2012 Maggie Award For Its “Let’s Talk About Sex” Series For Black Parents
And in today’s Awesome MyBrownBaby News: MyBrownBaby, the award-winning, critically-acclaimed site that focuses on both loving and raising African American children and the intersection of...
Usher Stepson Declared Brain Dead After Jet Ski Accident; Tameka Foster Raymond Is With Her Son
Our hearts go out today to Tameka Foster Raymond as she and ex-husband, R&B star Usher, hold vigil over her 11-year-old son, Kyle Glover, who...
Chris Rock on White People’s Independence Day, George Zimmerman’s $1 Million Bail and More MBB Fresh Links
Seems as if comedian Chris Rock, he of the always-dead-on-commentary-on-race ruined a few good ol’ boy barbecues over the Fourth of July when he sent...
The 6-Year-Old Who Can Make Your Booty Pop—And the Adults Who Should Be Carted Away For This Madness
What in the name of Elmo, Barney and all things Sweet Baby Jesus sacred is going on with this world when a mother and a...
For Black Parents, Maybe Co-Habitation Deserves a Second Look
By NICK CHILES For most of us, we don’t have to look far to find evidence of the growing attraction of co-habitation over marriage for...
Nia Long & Sons On Essence Cover: Black Celebrity Single Moms Are Worthy of Celebration, Too (UPDATE)
UPDATE: This piece, on Nia Long’s cover story in Essence, has been updated with the actress’s quotes about marriage and motherhood and her choice to...
