{Bringing Up Boogie} For Black Moms Whove Considered the Cuss Out When the Playground Banter Is Too Much
Editor's Note: I dug deep into the MyBrownBaby Crates for this piece, which I gathered together one Sunday afternoon while I was fussing around on...
Ruby Bridges Integrated the Schools, But Her Parents Were the Brave Ones
And never one to disappoint, my favorite show, Sunday Morning, came with it this past weekend with a story about the 50th anniversary of little...
With Catastrophe Looming, Lets Hand African American Boys a Book
“In My Mind,” by ZOBEL By NICK CHILES Have you ever spent time in a kindergarten classroom? The kiddies are unbelievably cute, with their bright...
Bones, Baggage, Black Girl Curves and Mama Bears
Okay, yeah—I’m sensitive about weight and body issues, particularly when it comes to my girls. I lay blame squarely at the feet of my childhood...
{Bringing Up Boogie} My Boy and the White Barbie Cozying Up Under the Christmas Tree
By BASSEY IKPI Boogie is in that can you buy me that? stage of life. I dread commercials with anything that races, flies, explodes or...
Do You Realize How Motivated Stupid People Are? VOTE (With Our Babies In Mind)
10 Minutes from Alyssa Milano Nope, I’m not going to use this space to lecture about how many of our people had their heads cracked...
Just Say “NO” To the Stereotyping of African American Parents and Other Moms and Dads Of Color
Like, what kid doesn’t dig the park? Mari loved the slide, you know? And the monkey bars. And especially when I pushed her on the...
The Fabulous McGhee Sextuplets In All Their Chocolatey Goodness!
Photo by Peters Photography Isn’t this the most delicious picture you’ve EVER seen? Introducing The McGhee Sextuplets Rozonno Jr., Isaac, Josiah, Elijah, Madison and Olivia the...
{Bringing Up Boogie} Down With The Fresh Beat Band and Other Kid Shows That Aren't Fresh
The Fresh Beat Band stars Twist, Kiki, Shout, and Marina, a.k.a. Boogie’s homies By BASSEY IKPIAfter last week's mommy melt down, I've decided to relax...
Truth Don't Lie: Reconsider Celebrating Columbus Day
Why not call it Happy “I Got Lost and Killed A Bunch of People For No Good Reason and Opened Up the Atlantic Slave Trade”...
