The Way We Move: Why I ♥ Being A Black Woman
A little over a month ago, the incredibly talented and gracious Lynya Floyd, an Essence magazine editor and friend, asked me to write a poetic...
The MyBrownBaby Year In Review: Top Blog Posts
Though some people were quite vocal about their hate for Facebook’s “Year In Review” app, I appreciated it for reminding me to look back at...
This Is 45—And Other Happy Birthday Musings
I've never felt stronger, wiser, more confident, beautiful, sexy or smarter than on this day.
What You Do For Love: A Black Father Reflects On “Sacrifice” In Childrearing
By SHAWN TAYLOR Many children have trigger-points. It may be a place, a situation or a person, but when they’re triggered, they go bananas. For example:...
Crushing On Girl Crush: An Unconventional Conversation On Beauty (VIDEO)
It’s the New Year—raise your hand if, at the stroke of midnight, you joined Weight Watchers, hired a personal trainer, poured all through those long-bookmarked...
The Best Of MyBrownBaby, 2012 Edition: Stories That Moved the MBB Crowd
From controversial shootings (Trayvon Martin), celebrity deaths (Whitney Houston) and celebrity kid growing pains (Willow Smith) to political triumphs (President Barack Obama and Obamacare) and...
MyBrownBaby Fresh: What We’re Reading, Doing, Watching and Listening To This Week
I started out the week having a terrible, horrible, no good, bad day (relationship building and maintenance with businesses that refuse to recognize your worth...