So We’re All Clear: Slavery Was NOT A Good Thing For Black Families, Michele Bachmann
I'm almost tempted to ignore the bizarre things that come out of Michele Bachmann's mouth on the philosophy of if you ignore it, it'll go...
Why White Parents Should Teach Their Children About Race
Really, it wasn’t planned, this cornucopia of color and races and backgrounds and experiences. It was just Mari’s birthday party, a tiny affair that involved...
A Special MyBrownBaby Love Letter To Black Fathers Getting It Right
I totally heart me some President Barack Obama, I promise you this. But he ticked me off to the highest of ticktivity a few years...
Keep Ya Head Up: Celebrating Tupac Shakur On His 40th Birthday
I don’t let my kids listen to most hip hop not just yet. Occasionally, I’ll slip a little Tribe Called Quest, Common, Pete Rock &...
A Second Chance: Should Kelly Rowland Let Her Absentee Dad Back In Her Life?
First off, let me just say this: I am a blessed daughter a child who grew up with a dedicated father in our home, who,...
Ain’t No Half-Steppin’: My Kids May Have Different Dads, But We Are FAMILY
By ERIC PAYNE As I dig through my life in the name of not being a hoarder spring cleaning, I recently happened upon some...
Bill Duke’s “Dark Girls”: Black Women Discussing, Dissecting and Surviving Skin Color Bias
It was about a week ago that my friend Melanie of ModernMami posted this video, a preview of the upcoming documentary, Dark Girls, on the...
Team Beyonce: Why I’m Okay With Her Controversial New Song, “Run the World (Girls)”
First, let me say this: I love me some Beyonce. Oh, I've tried to find fault to say she's shallow, to hate on her overt...
That Psychology Today Blog May Say Black Girls Are Ugly, But My Baby Knows Better
After all that yang poppin’ last week over the foolish “study” that claimed black women are the ugliest of all human beings on the planet,...
The Attack Against Black Girl Beauty
A mother tells her daughters they are the epitome of black girl beauty because the world conspires to tell them otherwise.
