When The Challenges Are Stacked: Raising My Black Daughter With Special Needs
There is joy in parenting black children with special needs. But what happens when you have to educate her and everyone else about the double social stigma?
Young, Gifted & Black: My Promise To Support My Children In School and Beyond
My daughters are young, gifted & Black because they do their part in the classroom. But as their mom, I have to play my part, too.
The Freedom to Reject Normal: Teaching Children—and Ourselves—To Color Outside the Lines
What happens when you tear down emotional walls, and decide to be 100 percent you—warts, flaws and all?
Husbands, Wives, Toddlers and Lanes: Remembering That Some Stuff Is Just Not That Deep
Simple disagreements don't need to evolve into toddler tantrum-level fits. At least not every time.
Atlanta Strip Clubs, Sex Trafficking & Our Girls: Jada’s New Documentary
Hat tip to Jada Pinkett Smith and my nephew, Miles, for making the connection between pop culture, strip clubs, sex trafficking and young Black girl behavior.
The New Mutants: Black Excellence In the New Class of Black Global Super-Achievers
By PATRICK A. HOWELL “There is a new class of black super-achievers graduating for the first time.” Mark Penn, “Micro-Trends: The Small Forces Behind...
Natural Hair Love For Brown Girls: An Open Letter For Our Babies & Their Tresses
The war against Black girls wearing natural hair inspires one mom to tell our babies to be steadfast in loving themselves.
The Adorable Preschool Tap Dancer Who Will Totally Be Beyonce When She Grows Up (VIDEO)
Oh. My. God. This pint-sized, preschool tap dancing goddess gave me absolutely LIFE this morning.
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:...
