Green Poop, Motrin, and Healthcare Reform: Do the Right Thing, Already
The girl had a stomachache and was vomiting and for some reason, her poop was neon green, and so it only made sense to take...
Dang, Am I REALLY This Old? Seriously?
See, this is just all kinds of wrong. I go to the mailbox and this is there a detailed listing of how much cash I...
My Time To Shine: What I Love Most About Me
My girl Akilah over at EXECUMAMA challenged me to write a letter to myself, listing all the reasons why I love me. My letter is...
Teenage Wasteland: When Your Kid Gets the Pink Slip, We ALL Pay
By NICK CHILESLast week my son got laid off. His supervisor at the pool where he has been a lifeguard for the last year-and-a-half informed...
Playground Politics: A 20-Something Black Mom Negotiates Strollers and Stereotypes
By TARA PRINGLE JEFFERSON The judgmental stares start as soon as I pull up into the parking lot of the neighborhood playground. Among the rows...
Invasion of the Personality Snatchers… Or, Hurray, The Teenager is Here
By NICK CHILESIt is something we parents can't help. We look at our children, at their personality quirks and quivers, and we can't help playing...
{MyBrownBaby Redux} Faith In Our Fathers
Editor’s Note: I just can’t get enough of this commercial and the beautiful images it portrays. Witness… and enjoy.By DENENE MILLNER On the mornings when...
{MyBrownBaby Redux} There's No Place Like Home
Editor’s Note: I wrote this piece while I was away on a solo (and much-needed) getaway, while suffering a severe bout of Extreme Lonelys. Of...
Maybe They Thought the Black Would Run Off Into the Pool Water or Something…
When President Obama was elected into office, more than a few folks were shouting practically from the roof-tops that racism in America was dead. Um,...
Sadness For Michael: A Mom Cries For An Icon and Lost Black Boys Everywhere
By KIMBERLY SEALS ALLERS Yesterday, I cried watching the Michael Jackson memorial. I cried for a little black boy who felt the world didn't understand...
