{Wordful Wednesday} We’ve Been Snowbound For Three Days :: Send. Help. Now.
We’re snowbound. Again. Being held hostage by all the ice and a bunch of people who can’t drive on said ice and a city that...
On the Parenting Post: The Little Millionaire Next Door
Mommy would slip into the dressing room at Macy’s or Bloomingdales or Saks or Penny’s with an armful of fancy dresses and pants suits and...
My Dad, My Jheri Curl, and The Hair Wars
For weeks, my mother was in the hospital with a serious back injury, and so it was on my Dad to fix dinner, do laundry,...
Thank sweet baby Jesus the kids are back in school.
Please understand, I love my babies with abandon. But don’t let those cute, chocolately faces fool you. Two whole, looooooooooong weeks of them running amok...
But Words Will Never Hurt Me…
By MELANIE EDWARDS There is this thing in the Latino culture where your parents, or other relatives, will often say terms of endearment that if...
I ♥ Faces “Blue†Photo Challenge: Scary Cole
This is my nephew, Cole fiery, funky, super scary, and all awesome. I super ♥ taking pictures of this child. Could be because he has...
WORDLESS Wednesday The Fantastic Four On the Last Day of One Fine Summer
Cousins Mari, Miles, Lila and Cole at their finest the sun, the pool, and happy feelings everywhere. What more could cutie pie brown babies ask...
Help My Sister Win a $5,000 Grant To Bring Diverse Environmental Ed to Public Schools
She may not wear a cape, but around these parts, we’ve long suspected that my sister-in-law/BFF Angelou Ezeilo just might be a superhero. Now we...
Spread Love: When African-American Children Put Their Minds To It, They CAN Change the World
Let me tell you something about my nephew, Miles: One of these days, he's going to be running things. I don't know if it's going...
{MyBrownBaby Redux} There's No Place Like Home
Editor’s Note: I wrote this piece while I was away on a solo (and much-needed) getaway, while suffering a severe bout of Extreme Lonelys. Of...
