(Not So) Social Butterflies
So Lila gets an invitation to a schoolmate’s birthday sleepover and before she can tumble off the bus good, she’s shoving the little glossy card...
I ♥ Keith Olbermann Like, Seriously.
Food for thought. Just press play and thank me and especially him in the comments. Have a fantastic weekend!
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By Denene Millner I'm in the thick of it that long, slow, delicate march my daughters are taking toward their teens. I see the changes...
MyBrownBaby Is Rocking the Red Pump AND Encouraging Sexual Empowerment
So I blew a gasket when I read THIS STORY in the New York Times last week, about how the largely white staff of an...
Black Moms in Hollywood: Can You Name One Positive Portrayal?
Be clear: I really do adore Mo'Nique her humor, her hustle, her demand that we love ourselves exactly the way we are, no matter who...
And the Oscar For Most Embarrassing Mom, Like, Ever, Goes To ME!
My mother wasn’t a touchy-feely kinda mom at all. I mean, she gave a kiss or two here and there if you were saying goodnight...
Go Daddy! It's Your Birthday!
The headlines tell the story In 1935 Jesse Owens equaled or broke six world records in one hour. The Social Security Act became law. Alcoholics...
A MyBrownBaby Weekend: Disney's MULAN at The Alliance Theater
After a particularly boisterous, soccer-filled Saturday, Nick, Mari, Lila, and I made our way into Atlanta last weekend to check out the new stage adaptation...
Stilettos and 10-Year-olds: A Dad Says, "Aw, Hell To the Nah!"
By NICK CHILES This past Valentine's Day I had the pleasure of escorting two lovely ladies out on a date and neither was my wife....
On The Brown Bookshelf: Me, Mitzi and Our Hotlanta Series!
I simply can not sing enough praises for The Brown Bookshelf, an incredibly rich resource for lovers of children’s books written for and by African...
SPIKED HOT CHOCOLATE RECIPES!
A few weeks ago I gave you all the ingredients you need for a “Good God Almighty” Spiked Hot Chocolate Party and MyBrownBaby mommies from...
My Biggest Competition
By DENENE MILLNERFor Dove.com She gets on my nerves really this chick who's spent a lifetime making me feel wholly inadequate. Even when we were...
Wordful Wed: Halftime IS Game Time, Thanks To the Band
This is my confession: I’m a total band hag. Like seriously? I can sit through an entire football game one with the teams sloshing around...
Equal Pay For Moms NOW
She'd called me into her office, this lady boss of mine, newly charged with running what was then the 6th-largest newspaper in the country. Honestly,...
Readers, Readers, Everywhere!
By Nick Chiles What a beautiful sight it was to behold. Children from 85 schools here in Georgia, all giddy from excitement and nerves, crammed...
