MyBrownEarth: Discovering the Secret Life of Bees
[NOTE TO MYBROWNBABY READERS: I’ve invited the good folks of I (HEART) FACES to critique my photos and give me constructive feedback on how I...
BOOTY IS BOOTY AT BURGER KING
Can someone please explain to me why Burger King is using Sir Mix-A-Lot’s ode to ass to hawk 99-cents SpongeBob kids’ meals to the babies?...
Home Made Love: Basil Sausage Peppery Pasta
By MARI and LILA CHILES We have some pretty busy days around here, and some evenings, when soccer and Mandarin lessons and Environmental Club, and...
MyBrownBaby MOM OF THE WEEK: ANGELOU EZEILO
Okay, let me just put this on out there: When it comes to Angelou Ezeilo, I've no power to be impartial. I told you why...
A MyBrownBaby Spring Break: The Mari and Lila Edition
We’re back from spending a beautiful and quite peaceful week with my Dad out in Virginia. There’s something about his place that just makes all...
A LOVE LETTER TO MY UNBORN CHILD
By JENNIFER JOHNSON My dear, sweet first baby, This is the only letter I've written to someone who isn't even alive yet. I wonder what...
When Death Steals Away, There Are No Pretty Words
A dear friend of mine buried her husband last week the father of her children, the household provider, the man she dreamed with and planned...
Falling On My Knees: How Becoming A Mom Made Me Prayerful
By ZUAQUIS ROSS With all of the advice given to me before becoming a new mommy, no one ever told me about the amount of...
One Mom Says: "I'm No Claire Huxtable, But I'll Enjoy Motherhood While I Can."
By LISA ELLIS I was going to talk about motherhood, my plans for it, and what it’s like for me.I was going to tell you...
Stick To It: Lessons On How To Keep Breastfeeding, Despite The Odds
By ELITA KALMA When my son was born, I was told he needed formula because he had low blood sugar and jaundice, and for five...
In The Bag: A MyBrownBaby Spring Break
Mari and Lila are hanging with their Papa Jimmy (my Dad) for Spring Break this week, and of course, we had to pack some old...
THE BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE: Lessons On Learning How To Love My Daughter's Hair, Even When I Have Issues With My Own
By EKENE ONU Aunty come make I fix you. Aunty come make I fix you. I can hear them calling from Nigeria’s Tejuosho Market. Correct...
THE MILLION DOLLAR BABY
By CHAREMON GRANT I remember how unbearably hot it was the day before my son, Mark Alexander Grant, was born. I was uncomfortably pregnant, that’s...
The Epitome Of Class: A Lesson On How To Be, Courtesy of The Obamas
If ever there was a teachable moment about etiquette for my girls, this one is most definitely it. From an Associated Press story about President...
My Kid, The Next Last Comic Standing, Part II: The Knock Knock Sisters Take The Stage
I wrote back in January about my Lila and her fearlessness and how I had to take myself out of myself to allow her to...
