I Was Made To Love Her: A Black Father’s Celebration Of Women’s History Month

By TABARI Z. BOMANI For the SHEs and Hers of my life—past, present and future—I offer this, simply and with love. Happy Women’s History Month....

– Mar 5, 2012

“The Lorax” Combines a Great Message with Great Family Fun [REVIEW]

Last week MyBrownBaby sent 12-year-old Mari Chiles to an advance screening of “The Lorax.” This is her review. By MARI CHILES Global warming, climate change,...

– Mar 2, 2012

In Philadelphia, Women Are Dying for A Bigger Butt

By NICK CHILES Police in Philadelphia are on the verge of throwing a murder charge at a woman who allegedly killed a London tourist by...

– Mar 2, 2012

Wisconsin Senator Thinks Single Parenthood Is Child Abuse—And Proposes Bill To Make It So

A Wisconsin legislator recently authored a controversial bill that would force the state’s Health department  to claim in literature that children from single parent homes...

– Mar 1, 2012

Boy Shoots His Mother at Point Blank Range—And Puts Our Parenting Conflicts In Perspective

By NICK CHILES If you’re a parent whose kid has been acting up this week and putting you through knucklehead changes, for some much-needed perspective...

– Mar 1, 2012

Prosecutor Pushing Prison For Co-Sleeping Parents

A prosecutor in Indiana thinks the worldwide-but-controversial practice of sleeping with your baby in the bed is a prosecutable offense, and he’s vowed to bring...

– Feb 29, 2012

Using a Condom May Not Be As Easy as We Thought

By NICK CHILES After a number of years (or decades) as a grown-up, most of us probably assume we got the whole condom thing figured...

– Feb 29, 2012

Balance is for Yoga and Flamingos: Rethinking Work/Life Balance For Busy Moms

By Akilah S. Richards Far be it for me to dictate what a grown woman should believe—particularly as it relates to how she chooses to...

– Feb 29, 2012

[UPDATE] Homeless Connecticut Mom Pleads Guilty to Stealing an Education for Her Son

[UPDATE] McDowell received a sentence of 12 years for her crimes—drugs and larceny for stealing an education. She will serve five years in prison and...

– Feb 29, 2012

Esperanza Spalding’s “What A Wonderful World” At the Oscars (Video)

When my girls were babies, I used to nurse and rock them to sleep to the sweet sounds of Tony Bennett, Stevie Wonder, Kathleen Battle...

– Feb 28, 2012
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