From the Mouths Of Babes: Our 12-Year-Old Writer Helps Parents Get A Grip On Bullying
Editor’s Note: Today’s post marks the debut of Janelle Herbert, a New York-based writing hopeful who reached out to me to ask if I could...
Do You Think What You Do As A Mom Is Worth Only $61,500? No? Didn’t Think So.
So, Insure.com, an online resource for insurance shopping, just released its annual Mother's Day Index, a study that uses Bureau of Labor Statistics data to...
How We Talked To Our Children About Osama Bin Laden’s Death
The news was shocking to Nick and I, but the conversation about it with our girls, ages 8 and 11, was easy enough. It went...
The NorthParan.com Book Buzzlist: Black Books That Make Great Mother’s Day Presents
Books have been my friends forever my giggle inducers, my tear-jerkers, my travel partners, my comforters. My bookshelves are full of my friends lovely reminders...
{My Four Sons} Love, Respect and Nestle Snipes
By DERRICK BARNES Depending on the day of the week, the situation, or the reading on the crack me up! meter, I have a legendary...
MyBrownBaby Fresh: What We’re Reading & Watching (Beside William and Kate’s Wedding)
Oh, who doesn't love a beautiful wedding? The dress, the pageantry, the fairytale details all of it is perfectly delicious, I admit. I raise my...
The NorthParan Book Buzz List: Black Celebrity Biographies You Need On Your Bookshelves
As an entertainment reporter for some of the largest newspapers and magazines in the nation, I’ve interviewed my fair share of celebrities some smart...
Kemba Walker And the Get Over Syndrome
By NICK CHILES I can remember the moment so clearly. I was watching the NCAA tournament, witnessing the amazing Kemba Walker strut, stutter-step and cross-over his way...
{The Allure of the Wild Bunch} I Am Super Mommy
By JENNIFER SMELTSER That’s right, I said it: I am Super Mommy. Ask my children and they will tell you the same thing. You may consider...
{Bringing Up Boogie} Jesus, Boogie & the Bible: Wading in the Sticky Waters of Religion
By BASSEY IKPI Boogie loves Jesus. I'm not sure he's clear on who exactly Jesus is, but he's fully into him these days. He gets...
