For Trayvon Martin & Michael Brown: A Black Teen Girl On Why Their Lives Mattered
As we grapple with the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Mike Brown, a 15-year-old girl wonders when she will be free of the fear and worry born from hate.
Adrian Peterson, Charles Barkley & Switches: It’s Time To Let Go of Plantation Discipline
Adrian Peterson and Charles Barkley think switches are good parenting tools. I've got a few betters ones.
Dear Vogue, et. al.: Can We Get Off My Booty Please?
On a macro level, Vogue's choice to objectify women like some sweaty construction worker on a busy city street at lunch hour is disgusting. On a personal level, it’s a trigger.
#WhyIStayed: Teaching Our Daughters & Sons How To Love, Sans Violence
#WhyIStayed taught a valuable lesson about domestic violence. Now, it's time to teach our children how to recognize true love that doesn't hurt.
For Brown Babies Who Love Superheroes: Diversity in Comics & Film
What's a Black mom to do when her baby wants to be a superhero?
Painting With Light: Bunch Washington & the Importance of Black Art To Our Children
Celebrating the work of artist McCleary "Bunch" Washington at Franklin & Marshall College.
Black Students and Summer Slide: How Our Children’s Back-To-School Progress Slows Every Year
Are the lazy days of summer killing the academic progress of Black children? No doubt.
This Is Why You Should Never Spank Your Daughter
Be aware: hitting girls raises a chemical in their bodies that puts them at sexual risk, studies show.
It Could Have Been Me: When Stupidity Means Death and Other Fears of a Mother
Everyone—Black children included—has the right to make bad choices and mistakes as a teen, and live to tell the tale.
‘Firebird’: Ballerina Misty Copeland’s Children’s Book Leaps For Brown Girls (GIVEAWAY)
Ballerina Misty Copeland talks Black Girl Magic with her new children's picture book, "Firebird."
Seven Days Of Grateful: Life Is Better Than You Think
My friend challenged me to say what I'm grateful for for seven days. It was easier than this cynic thought.
Not In My Shoes: Why I Want My Daughter To Walk Her Own Life Journey
When her daughters plays dress-up in her shoes, this mom warns herself to let her girl walk her own life journey.
School Dress Codes Unfairly Target Black Girls & I’m Tired Of It
School dress codes are the bane of a school girl's existence—especially if you're a Black girl with curves.
Nipples and Ninny: My Breastfeeding Journey as a Black Mom
In honor of Black Breastfeeding Week 2014, MyBrownBaby shares her popular post on her breastfeeding journey.
Black Breastfeeding Week 2014: Celebrating Black Families and the Best First Food
Celebrate Black Breastfeeding Week 2014, August 25 - August 31.
