Shameless MyBrownBaby Self-Promotion: "Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man"
I got the call out of the blue, which is usually how my blessings come: An editor who published The Vow, the novel I wrote...
Say What? Steamy Talk In Mickey Mouse's House
I'm in total agreement with Beyonce: A little sweat ain't never hurt nobody. Especially when it comes from getting bodied on the dance floor. Or...
Denene And Mickey Sitting In A Tree…
Actually, we're probably chilling by the Quiet Cove Pool me with a very grown-up drink, Mickey with something a little bit more appropriate for a...
PILLOW DIPLOMACY: A Mom Learns How To Take Back Her Bed From The Kids One Night At A Time
By CAROLYN EDGAR One of the things I don't miss about being married is sharing my bed every night with another person. I think Lucy...
Now You Can: An Open Letter To Elaiwe Ikpi
By BASSEY IKPI Dear Elaiwe, It is morningthe day after history was brokenand rebornand your mother still carries the weightof last eveningit is a slow...
Yes We Did: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
By NICK CHILES How do I even begin to understand the unfathomable? It is as if I have been told that gravity is a hoax,...
From The Mouths of Babes: A Dream Becomes Reality
Every year, a local community-based organization here in our neck of the woods invites public school children to write essays based on a theme pulled...
Black Boy Swagger, Black Mom Fear
By DENENE MILLNER He’s 6 ft., 250-plus lbs quite imposing next to my 5′ 2 frame and can bench just shy of 300, which means...
MBB Mom Of The Week: Author Joyce E. Davis
You know how we do: MyBrownBaby is dead-set on giving credit where credit is due to parents who are raising and loving their beautiful brown...
I AM NOT MY DAUGHTER'S HAIR
By KAREN MARIE MASON I’ve watched my daughter go from precocious child to confident teenager. I’ve watched her take near perfect direction and instruction, and...
KICKIN' IT OLD SCHOOL
By DENENE MILLNER Now I was in my house Saturday evening minding my own business and watching my daughters make strawberry cupcakes for their little...
Isnt She Lovely? PLUS: A New MBB Giveaway!
The first time I met my friend Ruby, I was mesmerized. I mean, look at her: Her skin is deliciously chocolate, her eyes are incredible...
HANGING UP THE BELT: Finding My Way To The Time-Outs
By DENENE MILLNER She would look at you with those eyes. Piercing. Glaring. Cut. Throat. That's how my mom shut down all kinds of kid...
A New Sweet Spot For African-American Moms, Plus: Win A New–FREE–Nursery!
About a year before I got pregnant with my first daughter, I interviewed the author of the book, Having Your Baby, for a Mother's Day...
Mama's Boy: I'll Always Be His Favorite Girl
By NIKI D. “A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest.” -Irish Proverb I remember sitting in...
