A Message For Young Moms: You CAN “Make It Happen”
By TARA PRINGLE JEFFERSON Sleepy and still aching from my C-section, I took a quick walk to the mailbox to get some fresh air and...
The Most Important Advocate: What Parents Should Take Away From the Atlanta Test Cheating Scandal
The words stung—the action as devastating as a Mike Tyson roundhouse. The guidance counselor, charged with gathering up official transcripts and recommendations for the scholarship...
For the Love Of Reading: NorthParan.com Gives Free Books To Black Children In ATL
A few months ago, I announced my partnership with NorthParan.com, an online black bookstore that boasts the most comprehensive collection of books by, for and...
So We’re All Clear: Slavery Was NOT A Good Thing For Black Families, Michele Bachmann
I'm almost tempted to ignore the bizarre things that come out of Michele Bachmann's mouth on the philosophy of if you ignore it, it'll go...
Check Out Mari’s Latest Scholastic Kids Press Blog Post On Gardening!
My Mari has been hard at work at her gig as a Scholastic Kids Press reporter, using her free summer vacation time to write stories...
Monster Juice & Stevie: The Bedtime Routine That Got Us To Dry Nights
I promise you, our nighttime routine with my Mari is the stuff of legend a nightly, sometimes hours-long ritual that was so fantasmic, so involved,...
The Magnificent: Jill Scott, Mary J. Blige & New Edition Slay the Essence Music Festival 2011
So if you thought capturing Roland Martin dropping it like it's hot, hobnobbing with Essence Editor-in-Chief Constance C. R. White and socialite Bevy Smith, and...
WIN Passes To A Harry Potter Marathon Screening, Including the New “Harry Potter And the Deathly Hallows” Flick
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. Thank you all for participating in this giveaway. Congratulations to the winners, who were picked in the most democratic of...
All Access: MyBrownBaby Hits NOLA For the 2011 Essence Music Festival
You remember the MyBrownBaby 2011 Bucket List? One of my biggest make it happen promises to myself was to hit up a bunch more...
{Dr. Ivor Is In} Generation XXL: Talking Childhood Obesity With Black Moms
By DR. IVOR HORN No matter how much I smile, no matter how lighthearted my words, when I bring up weight to the parents of...
