The Beautiful Mind Contest Winner!
We're celebrating great writing here at MyBrownBaby today with the announcement of the first winner of The MyBrownBaby Beautiful Mind Writing Contest. Thank you to...
ARRRGH! What Do You Mean It's Only 32 Days Before Christmas?!
I. Am. Not. Ready. But come next week, MyBrownBaby is going to help get YOU ready for the holidays. One word: GIVEAWAYS. A week’s worth!...
On the MyBrownBaby Table: Candied Yam Sticky Buns
By SHELLEY CHAPMAN In addition to November being my birthday month, I have many reasons to love this time of year particularly because of all...
Come Check Out the ATL Screening Of "Happily Ever After: A Positive Image of Black Marriage."
It’s no secret I stan hard for Lamar and Ronnie Tyler, the dynamic duo behind the fab, award-winning site BlackandMarriedWithKids.com; they’re eloquent, smart, and an...
Wordless Wednesday: How Not To Talk About Africa
I just adore this video, a satire piece by Binyavanga Wainaina of Kenya and not just because it stars the absolutely delicious Djimon Hounsou. Wainaina...
Styling a Black Girl's Hair Is No Job For Daddies!
By MOCHA DAD My daughter, Nee, has absolutely no confidence in my ability to do her hair. Whenever I attempt to style it, she becomes...
Black Moms ARE Different and That’s OK.
So, after yet another white mom stomped onto MyBrownBaby accusing me of “segregating” myself for writing about issues affecting black moms, my homegirl Akilah over...
Home Made Love: Mari's Chocolate Sticky Bread
By MARI CHILES To start this off I just want to say that CHOCOLATE STICKY BREAD IS THE BEST DESSERT EVER! Just trust me: once...
Is "Precious" Realism or Poverty Porn? Help Me Figure Out If I Should Buy A Movie Ticket
I’m feeling some kinda ways about the new movie, Precious, and the jury is still out over whether I want to plunk down my $10.50...
Word(ful) Wednesday: Grooving to New "Princess and the Frog" Music with Anika Noni Rose and Ne-Yo
Oh man, when Dreamgirls hit movie theaters on Christmas Day a few years back, Nick and I hosted a huge gift exchange and brunch at...
Babies and Bubbles: Natural Ways To Care For Your Child's Delicate Skin
By KAREN PETERS When my first son was born, I didn't think twice about running out and purchasing the usual fare: petroleum jelly, baby oil,...
The Joys (and Pains!) of Kinky, Curly Black Girl Hair
The torture usually came on Saturday evenings, in the kitchen. I’d be sitting on a stack of thick yellow phone books and a pillow, squished...
Help MyBrownBaby Support the Greening Youth Foundation
It's no secret that I'm a total stan for my sister-in-law, Angelou, and not just because she's smart, accomplished, passionate and fly. I can't say...
The MyBrownBaby Beautiful Mind Writing Contest
The written word is sexy as hell to me. I mean, I adore writers and their turns of phrase like a car lover does the...
Wordless Wednesday: The Cousins In a New York State of Mind
This is, for sure, one of my favorite pictures of Lila, Miles, Mari, and Cole taken in the middle of Times Square on the first...
