Hate It Or Love It, This Brown Girl Won't Be Conforming To Your Definition of "Black."
By CAROLYN EDGAR When my 11-year-old daughter said she wanted to go dressed as an Oreo cookie for Halloween last year, I laughed. Cami. Really....
"Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man" Debuts At #1 On The New York Times Best Seller's List
It’s every author’s secret fantasy to write a book and have it debut at the top of the New York Times best seller’s list. At...
Finding True Love On Valentine’s Day
A Black father shows his daughters what true love is by celebrating them on Valentine's Day.
MyBrownBabyReview: "Coraline." Plus, A "Coraline" Book Giveaway!
So it's rare that Nick and I get to the theater to see a grown-up movie we're usually stuck in the Saturday matinees, chewing on...
MyBrownBaby Contest: Win A $50 Home Depot Card AND Help Remember MLKs “Dreamâ€
Oh, how I love Home Depot let me count the ways:¢ It's my go-to spot for the herbs, flowers, and vegetables Lila, Mari, and I...
Finding Joy In A Black Boy Who Loves To Read
I didn't mean to offend I promise you this. It's just that he's a sweet boy and incredibly bright and engaging, and really, the book...
African American Babies Need Moms Who Know Their History
By DENENE MILLNER I found the papers when I was 12 in a metal box tucked under my parents' bed. I wasn't supposed to be...
Home Made Love: Philadelphia Cheesesteak Sandwiches
To keep Christmas gift-giving simple (and affordable!), my girls and I made home made cookbooks for a few of the special folks in our lives....
Taking Aim At Madison Avenue: Tell Them Pretty Brown Girls ARE NOT Hard To Find.
This, from New York magazine online, with nods to The Black Snob: Madison Avenue is scrambling to adjust to a new era, when the most...
New MyBrownBaby Contest: Gorgeous Kisha's Kids Picture Frames
I'm pretty sure I hadn't even wiped the sonogram goop off my belly before I rushed to Benjamin Moore, Ikea, and Kids ˜R Us to...
The Best Place To Find African American Children's Books And Authors Is Here
Paula Chase-Hyman. Varian Johnson. Don Tate. Kelly Starling Lyons. Carla Sarratt. Black children's book authors, and especially African American parents and any other moms who...
Celebrating Black History Month All Day, Every Day
Black History Month is a celebration of American history, and deserves to be discussed every day, not just in February.
The Wonder of The Disney Wonder
Nonsensical but true: My mother was too scared to hang out in big, bad New York City, less than an hour from her house, but...
Babies Having Babies: When Talking Abstinence Just Isn't Enough
VH1 TV Shows | Music Videos | Celebrity Photos | News & Gossip If you're not up on Chrisette Michele, you better ask somebody. Not...
Karaoke Dreaming: Getting Mouse Crazy on the Disney Wonder Mike
I'm the shy one. Oh, stop it with the teeth sucking and the side-eyes it's true, doggonit. Now, my family and friends will readily dime...
