Bill Duke’s “Dark Girls”: Black Women Discussing, Dissecting and Surviving Skin Color Bias
It was about a week ago that my friend Melanie of ModernMami posted this video, a preview of the upcoming documentary, Dark Girls, on the...
Family Hides Gender of Newborn For Protection From Stereotypes? Must Be Nice.
By Jennifer Johnson If you missed it, a Canadian family recently named their new baby “Storm” and announced to the world that they’ve opted not to...
Team Beyonce: Why I’m Okay With Her Controversial New Song, “Run the World (Girls)”
First, let me say this: I love me some Beyonce. Oh, I've tried to find fault to say she's shallow, to hate on her overt...
Wordful Wednesday: Digging My Beautiful Brown Babies Through the Lens Of My iPhone
My Nikon D-50, my baby, my ace, is dead. Well, not dead but in need of some resuscitation at a bonafide camera hospital. And I’ve...
That Psychology Today Blog May Say Black Girls Are Ugly, But My Baby Knows Better
After all that yang poppin’ last week over the foolish “study” that claimed black women are the ugliest of all human beings on the planet,...
The NorthParan Buzz List: Six Books Every Black Newborn Should Have On the Shelf
I started reading to my first born, Mari, while she was still in the womb fantastic stories by authors like Andrea Pinkney, Vera B. Williams...
Be Awesome: Vote MyBrownBaby The Best Parenting Blog In the Black Weblog Awards
Yesterday, these words from MyBrownBaby reader Brock Qualls in response to a feature I wrote about Kirk Franklin and Mari's BFF, Mekdes, made me teary:...
Kirk Franklin’s “I Smile” Video Plus, the Debut of Mari’s Super Giggly BFF
Here’s the thing you need to know about my Mari: She picks...
Dr. Ivor Is In: Introducing A New Column By MyBrownBaby’s Favorite Pediatrician
Editor’s note: Today, MyBrownBaby is so very pleased to debut “Dr. Ivor Is In,” a new monthly column by Ivor Horn, MD, a Washington, D.C.-based...
Honey Do: Things That Annoy Wives And Ways Husbands Can Fix It
Yes, darlings our first season run with the Honey Do: The Web Series is about to come to an end. But you know neither I...
