Back-To-School Basics: Six Great Ways To Tackle School Shopping On a Budget
By ANDREA WOROCH Thanks to steadily increasing cotton and labor costs, fashion manufacturers are cutting back on both quality and extras. Instead, they’re using inexpensive...
Perfectly Mixed: How A Baby’s Eyes Reminded One Mother To Love Her Own
I imagined what our child would look like years before my daughter was born. The whole idea was a mystery, but more so than most...
The 48th Anniversary of the March On Washington: A Celebration Of MLK’s Words
A few years ago, I had the distinct pleasure of researching Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech and his day leading up...
Congratulations Beyonce & Jay-Z: Welcome To the MyBrownBaby Crew!
Unless you’ve been under a rock or stuck in the electricity void of Hurricane Irene and have absolutely no connection to the outside world, you...
MyBrownBaby Theme Music: Jill Scott’s “Hear My Call” Video
Oh, I know I know: It’s another Jill Scott post. What? I told y’all I’m a Jilly From Philly stan. From waaaay back. This truth...
MBB Fresh: Mobilizing Moms In Support Of Women’s Health & Economic Rights (HERrights)
By KRISTIN ROWE-FINKBEINER On the anniversaries of the 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment and the 1963 March on Washington, which are this week, MomsRising is...
Solid As A Rock: Farewell to Nick Ashford Of Ashford & Simpson
Here’s what I remember about Nick Ashford: He was an amazing songwriter and producer. A singer. And a man who worked with a fellow songwriter...
Justice For Mitrice Richardson: Remembering the Daughter Who Deserved Protection
It was in September 2009 that MyBrownBaby contributor Nick Chiles wrote “A Father’s Painful Reality: It Takes A Village To Protect Our Daughters,” a moving...
Gentrifying the ‘Hood: Don’t Just Talk About It BE About It.
My friend Elita, of the incredible breastfeeding blog Blacktating, is a passionate sistah who has a voice and isn’t afraid to use it. She’s also...
Baby Love: Are You Ready For Another Child Or Is the Shop Closed?
My blog homie Britni Danielle, who holds it down lovely over at Clutch (my online Bible for all things young, black, smart and feminine), has been putting...
