The Latest On Shawty Lo’s “All My Babies Mamas,” Plus MBB Fresh Links
Some 35,000 petition signatures and a week’s worth of negative press later, Oxygen is vowing to move forward with their plans to air the stupidly...
Oh Oscar! ‘Beasts Of the Southern Wild’ Actress Quvenzhane Wallis, 9, Nominated
Joy for brown babies everywhere: Quvenzhane Wallis, the 9-year-old actress who made her film debut as a fiercely brave 6-year-old in the critically-acclaimed film (and...
Envying Malia and Sasha’s Dad—What I Would Give for a Secret Service Detail For My Girls
By NICK CHILES I admit that I got a little thrill when I read about the lengths the Obamas went to make sure there were...
FINALLY: Judge Rules NYC’s Stop-and-Frisk Program Unconstitutional
By NICK CHILES New York City’s controversial stop-and-frisk program was dealt a severe blow yesterday when a federal judge ruled that a portion of the...
Crushing On Girl Crush: An Unconventional Conversation On Beauty (VIDEO)
It’s the New Year—raise your hand if, at the stroke of midnight, you joined Weight Watchers, hired a personal trainer, poured all through those long-bookmarked...
“Django” Provided Many Lessons for Our Daughter—but “Roots” Did Too
By NICK CHILES We agonized for a couple of days whether we would take our 13-year-old daughter with us to see Django Unchained. We flipped...
Easy Bake Oven For Boys: A Black Dad Explains Why His Son Won’t Be Getting One
By JAMAL FREDRICK Over the past year, I’ve had an intense internal struggle over the rise of a parenting philosophy that makes me have almost...
Study: Arming Your Children With Race Pride Will Boost Their School Performance
By NICK CHILES They are among the most difficult questions a black parent has to face: How far do you go in preparing your children...
Shawty Lo Must Go: An Open Letter To Oxygen Media CEO Jason Klarman
Editor’s Note: MyBrownBaby Contributor Nick Chiles’ post, “If We Let Shawty Lo’s Show Get on the Air, We Will Have Failed Ourselves,” inspired an incredible...
Behind Jet Magazine’s Jordan Davis Cover: A Courageous Stand For Justice
I have been a reporter for more years than not and I’ve covered my fair share of death, heartache and controversy. It comes rather easy...
