FLOWER, Speakeasy with Denene: When Blackness Blooms

This week's "Speakeasy with Denene" password is FLOWER. I talk about raising daughters, chat with two artists whose work blooms; and check in with Lion Babe.

– Dec 19, 2019

The MyBrownBaby Parenting Playlist: This is How I Neo-Soul Parent My Teens

My “parenting playlist” of advice would be set to some D’Angelo-styled melodies over a dope Dilla beat, with these Parenting in 100 Words bites of how-to’s on raising fierce girls.

– Mar 20, 2019

Black Sustenance: Paying Homage To Historic Struggle Food

Black soul food is chit'lins. Corn bread. Fried chicken. And those other magical dishes groomed from nothing. They are delicacies. Recognize.

– Feb 12, 2018

Dearest, ‘Detroit’ the Movie Ain’t For Us: Dodging Black Trauma

Here's what we don't need our kids to see: Detroit, a movie that fetishizes the brutalization of Black boys , sans context or care for the pain it causes.

– Aug 9, 2017

‘My Brown Baby,’ My New Black Parenting Book, Is In Stores Today!

It's pub day for My Brown Baby: On the Joys and Challenges of Raising African American Children, my new parenting book. Let's celebrate!

– Mar 7, 2017

‘My Brown Baby’ & Booklist: My New Black Parenting Book Got a Dope Review!

My new Black parenting book, "My Brown Baby: On the Joys and Challenges of Raising African American Children," is about to drop. Get into it!

– Feb 10, 2017

The MyBrownBaby YOU Want: Take Our Survey

After eight years of bringing you posts that matter to Black moms, MyBrownBaby is stepping into a new chapter. Take this quick survey to help us retool.

– Nov 8, 2016

I’m Judging You: Luvvie Ajayi’s Do Better Manual Is All the Things

Luvvie Ajayi's "I'm Judging You" is in bookstores. Happy Publication Day, Booski!

– Sep 13, 2016

Live Unlimited: The MDA Summer Camp Is the Best Week Of the Year

MyBrownBaby spent a day with The MDA Summer Camp in Georgia and learned how kids with neuromuscular illnesses live without limits.

– Jul 26, 2016

Racist Selfie Mocking Black Child Makes Me Remember Why I Never Hired White Sitters

In the latest edition of “Saying Stupid Shit On Facebook Will Get You Dragged by Black Twitter, Fired From Your Job and Lead To a...

– Oct 6, 2015
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