Give Thanks, Loosen Your Belts And Um, Yeah, Don't Hurt Yourselves…
Last year a few weeks before Thanksgiving, I was drooling over this fantastic wood-carved bar at a furniture store in Atlanta when I started kicking...
{Bringing Up Boogie} For Black Moms Whove Considered the Cuss Out When the Playground Banter Is Too Much
Editor's Note: I dug deep into the MyBrownBaby Crates for this piece, which I gathered together one Sunday afternoon while I was fussing around on...
The Baby Who Never Was: Black Women and Miscarriage
The cramping started in the car—sharp pains that felt like the spasms I get when my period is imminent. By the time I got back...
Congratulations, Mari The Newest Scholastic Kid Reporter!
Yes, that’s MY baby top line, first photo on the left, looking all cute and reporter-ish. It’s the purr-fect pose, especially considering Mari was chosen...
Ruby Bridges Integrated the Schools, But Her Parents Were the Brave Ones
And never one to disappoint, my favorite show, Sunday Morning, came with it this past weekend with a story about the 50th anniversary of little...
With Catastrophe Looming, Lets Hand African American Boys a Book
“In My Mind,” by ZOBEL By NICK CHILES Have you ever spent time in a kindergarten classroom? The kiddies are unbelievably cute, with their bright...
Bones, Baggage, Black Girl Curves and Mama Bears
Okay, yeah—I’m sensitive about weight and body issues, particularly when it comes to my girls. I lay blame squarely at the feet of my childhood...
Kid Networking At Its Finest: How We Teach Our Girls To Speak Up
By DENENE MILLNER So there we were, my girls and I, strolling through the department store, drooling over cute purses and fancy shoes, when a...
{Bringing Up Boogie} My Boy and the White Barbie Cozying Up Under the Christmas Tree
By BASSEY IKPI Boogie is in that can you buy me that? stage of life. I dread commercials with anything that races, flies, explodes or...
{On the Parenting Post} Demi Lovato Is Just A Girl… Now How Do I Explain This To My Kid?
So there I was, watching the Today Show and trying to get in a couple more winks when Lila came into the room—just in time...
He Wants It, She's Too Tired To Give It: The Sex Lives Of Married Folk Bali-Style.
One of my favorite TV shows ever is CBS’s Sunday Morning. It’s like NPR with pictures thoughtful, interesting, fresh, and above all else, intelligent. On...
Do You Realize How Motivated Stupid People Are? VOTE (With Our Babies In Mind)
10 Minutes from Alyssa Milano Nope, I’m not going to use this space to lecture about how many of our people had their heads cracked...
{Bringing up Boogie} For Colored Girls Who Are Pregnant, Alone & Unable to See the Rainbow
By BASSEY IKPI The doctor says I've lost weight in the last two weeks. The doctor says that the growth is even bigger now than...
Just Say “NO” To the Stereotyping of African American Parents and Other Moms and Dads Of Color
Like, what kid doesn’t dig the park? Mari loved the slide, you know? And the monkey bars. And especially when I pushed her on the...
The Fabulous McGhee Sextuplets In All Their Chocolatey Goodness!
Photo by Peters Photography Isn’t this the most delicious picture you’ve EVER seen? Introducing The McGhee Sextuplets Rozonno Jr., Isaac, Josiah, Elijah, Madison and Olivia the...
