What's Your Kid Having For School Lunch Today?

Let me be the first to raise my hand and cop to it: I don't always feed my family the healthiest meals. I mean, we...

– Apr 12, 2010

Cheetah Girl Gone Wild

I get it: It’s never been an easy fete for a child star to make the transition into adult (working) actor, right? I mean, Hollywood...

– Apr 9, 2010

"Pimp" Twitter Feud Between Demi Moore and Kim Kardashian Got Me Thinking…

Full disclosure: I’m no fan of Kim Kardashian anyway. I mean, seriously? She got famous from making an uninspired, yawn-of-a-p-oRn tape with Brandy’s little brother....

– Apr 6, 2010

Black Teen Girls

Google “black teen girls.” Go ahead I triple dog dare you. But don't do it while your babies are standing by your side. Because if...

– Mar 30, 2010

The Hell? Junior Condoms for Junior

The thing is, I get it: I understand the logic behind wanting to make sure that sexually-active boys protect themselves and their partners from disease...

– Mar 23, 2010

EVERYBODY Should Read Black Children’s Books

Yup, I admit it: For years, I’ve been on a secret mission to integrate the bookshelves and toy chests of a bunch of my daughters’...

– Mar 22, 2010

On Borrowed Time…

I’ll never forget the day I found out that one of my best friends, my co-author Mitzi Miller, was living on borrowed time. It was...

– Mar 18, 2010

I ♥ Keith Olbermann Like, Seriously.

Food for thought. Just press play and thank me and especially him in the comments. Have a fantastic weekend!

– Mar 12, 2010

MyBrownBaby Is Rocking the Red Pump AND Encouraging Sexual Empowerment

So I blew a gasket when I read THIS STORY in the New York Times last week, about how the largely white staff of an...

– Mar 10, 2010

Black Moms in Hollywood: Can You Name One Positive Portrayal?

Be clear: I really do adore Mo'Nique her humor, her hustle, her demand that we love ourselves exactly the way we are, no matter who...

– Mar 9, 2010
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