Hello. My Name Is Denene Millner and I’m A Screamer.
I don’t mean to holler and yell like a banshee when my kids get out of line. It just, like, happens. Usually, I yell after...
Little Black Girls With Natural Hair: Lessons On Touching, Rocking and Loving Kinks & Curls
By DENENE MILLNER She was in her early 30s when she passed away from complications associated with diabetes and we were all in deep mourning...
The MyBrownBaby/Random House/Fodors “Road Trip Survival Kit” Giveaway ($300 Value!)
My parents didn’t take my brother and I on a lot of vacations when we were little—money was short, vacation time was hard to come...
Keep Your Head Up Gabby Douglas: Celebrating the Olympian, Her Strength and Black Girl Beauty
By DeNEEN L. BROWN Hang in there, Gabby. Just like you did when you dipped your hands in chalk and prepared to soar on the...
Leave Gabby Douglas Out Of Her Parents’ Money & Marriage, Plus: Other MyBrownBaby Fresh Links
First, the trainers at Gabby Douglas’ old gym complained they weren’t getting enough shine. Then, Twitter exploded with claims the Olympic gymnast’s hair wasn’t tight...
WTF: Mom Straightens 4-Month-Old Black Baby’s Hair—She Is Decidedly NOT Happy Her Girl Is Nappy
You might want to sit down for this one. Take a good, hard look at this picture. Go ahead—I’ll wait. Now go back and look...
Louisiana School Forces Pregnancy Tests On Girls; Kicks Them Out If They Refuse
A publicly-funded, Delhi, Louisiana, school is taking teen pregnancy prevention—and discrimination against young women—to a whole new level with a policy mandating pregnancy tests for...
Back-To-School Blues: My Kids Aren’t the Only Ones Bummed That Summer’s Over
The thing is, with the deadlines and the traveling and the packing and unpacking that came with the house sale and the big move, summer...
Sparkle: A Novel, by MyBrownBaby’s Denene Millner, Hits Stores Today!
Today is the day that Sparkle: A Novel, hits bookstores—happy publication day to me! I’m so very excited to introduce my 20th (!) book, a...
On My 47th Birthday, Thanking My Diabetes for Waking Me Up
By NICK CHILES It’s been exactly 20 months since I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. It was a shocking night for me that feels...
