Bring Your Own Cup Day at 7-Eleven Feels Like Home for an Army Wife
People brought buckets to get their favorite slurpee during Bring Your Own Cup Day at 7-Eleven, but the special event meant much more than a sweet treat for this fan.
The Teen Who Begged to Be Adopted Has a Forever Family
Celebrate! The teen who begged to be adopted has a new family—the social worker who's handled his case for a decade.
Why I Buy Black Children’s Books by Black Authors and Why You Should Too
Integrating children's bookshelves since 2001.
The Cookie SNL Skit Spoofing Sesame Street Is Pure Hilarity (VIDEO)
We knew there'd be a Cookie SNL Skit when Taraji P. Henson hosted this past weekend, but man, whoever thought up letting the matriarch of 'Empire' loose on 'Sesame Street' stole the show.
The Totally Legit MyBrownBaby 7/11 Fan Video: Getting Our Beyonce On!
We had too much fun making the MyBrownBaby 7/11 fan video. Press play!
Hey Black Child! Watch This 3-Year-Old Slay A Recitation Of Countee Cullen’s Poem For Brown Babies (VIDEO)
Hey Black Child, Countee Cullen's beautiful poem celebrating and encouraging Black children, sounds downright melodic when this toddler recites it. Be inspired.
Toddler Talk: What You Say vs. What Your Toddler Hears
Toddler talk is a complex language that dictates that what we say is pretty much exactly the opposite of what our babies hear.
To the Lady Who Called My Toddler a ‘Thug.’
Stereotyping Black boys, even toddlers, comes a tad too easy for some, as discovered by this white mom of a Black son.
Totally Lila and the Awesome Haiku: Celebrating My Baby’s Poetry
Turns out my baby, Totally Lila, is pretty gangsta with the haiku—so gangsta that she's being honored by a celebrated children's book author and poet.
Kelly Rowland On Motherhood, Baby Weight and the Anxiety of Raising a Black Son (VIDEO)
Welcoming Kelly Rowland to the MyBrownBaby circle as she shares her motherhood journey.
“Mommy, why can’t I fly?” How to Not Let Real Limitations Stop our Babies From Dreaming
Hopped up on "Tinkerbell" flicks, this mom's toddler thinks she can fly—until she realizes she can't. What this mother says to help her understand will melt your heart.
Black Boy Childhood: When Birthdays—And Race—Steal Innocence
Black boy childhood flies by all-too-quickly when race steals the innocence of children of color—and this mother is worried about it.
Arrested For a Hug? Upping Autism Awareness, Toning Down Overreaction To Autism
When an autistic teenager is arrested for giving another child a hug, this mom of a son with autism makes a plea for more empathetic disability awareness.
Parenting Through White Privilege: Mom Attacks Meddling Stranger Who Offers To “Help” Her With Her Crying Toddler (VIDEO)
White privilege gives this woman the mettle to meddle in a young mom's parenting choices. The young mom isn't having it.
What’s Wrong With Letting Little Girls Play In Makeup?—and other MyBrownBaby Fresh Links
A beauty blogger questions why people get mad when little girls play in makeup, a white girl finds out she's really Black, a little Black boy interviews his dad and other MBBFresh links.
