…And Let the Prayer Circles Commence
See here's the thing: This baby is adorable I'll give her that. And I'm impressed with her ability to pick up on and break down...
Something Old, Something New: The Color of Love
Yup, I used to be one of them—the black woman who would throw dead fish eyes and hella shade in the direction of African American...
A Fathers Painful Reality: It Takes a Village to Protect Our Daughters
By NICK CHILES Before I make my case, let me get something out of the way: I think we can say without much argument that...
For Black Moms Whove Considered the Cuss Out When the Playground Banter Is Much Too Much
Editor's Note: So I was fussing around on Twitter Sunday afternoon when I came across poet and writer Bassey Ikpi's tweets from the frontlines er,...
Dang, Am I REALLY This Old? Seriously?
See, this is just all kinds of wrong. I go to the mailbox and this is there a detailed listing of how much cash I...
Tuesday SmackDown (Update): We CLEANED the Girls' Rooms, and An Hour Later, They're STILL Clean!
I’m exhausted. And I still haven’t showered today. And I have absolutely NO idea what I’m cooking for dinner. Hell, there’s nothing in the refrigerator...
Tuesday SmackDown: We're Cleaning the 7-Year-Olds' Rooms (Heaven Help Us).
TO SEE THE FINAL TUESDAY SMACKDOWN CLEAN-UP, CLICK HERE. So my friend Gretchen and I were commiserating the other day about how much alike our...
{MyBrownBaby Redux} She's The Boss: A Dad Gets Punked By His 4-Year-Old
Editor’s Note: Be clear: Lila’s been runnin’ this piece with an iron claw and a fist-full of gobstoppers. She. Ain’t. No. Joke. Witness… By NICK...
Maybe They Thought the Black Would Run Off Into the Pool Water or Something…
When President Obama was elected into office, more than a few folks were shouting practically from the roof-tops that racism in America was dead. Um,...
Evidence Those Extra Math Lessons Are Worth Every Penny
So we’re sitting at the table, throwing down on some spaghetti and homemade chunky tomato sauce with meatballs and sausage when the dinnertime conversation between...
