The Beyonce 7/11 Video That’ll Make You Hand a Cell Phone To Your Kids
This pitch-perfect, teen-friendly version of the Beyonce 7/11 video will make you giggle—and hand a cell phone to your kids.
Kick the Blues in 2015: Laughter Is the Best Medicine
After sadness and anger muddied 2014, 2015 is the perfect time to recognize that laughter is the best medicine.
Hair Braiding Shop Of Horror: A Lesson In Etiquette For My Tween
Teaching tweens manners becomes the lesson of the day during a hair braiding session that goes totally wrong.
The Blueprint: Black Parents Can “Do Better” Too
An argument for Black parents to turn our backs on white power structures and depend on and support each other—for our children's sake.
K. Michelle & Plastic Surgery: She Can Keep Her Message For Young Girls To Herself
The reality show star's plastic surgery advice to be "happy" with artificial body changes is the last message I want for my daughters.
Getting My Daughter Her First Bra: Girl Lux Is Pitch Perfect
My baby isn't a baby anymore. Buying my daughter her first bra made that crystal clear. This new tween bra made the trek easier—for sure.
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.
Tori Amos’ ‘Promise’: the MyBrownBaby & Totally Lila Edition (Video)
Totally Lila and MyBrownBaby team up to film their own version of Tori Amos new song, "Promise," a love song for mothers and daughters.
When the Rainbow Isn’t Enough: For Karyn Washington
African Americans need to tout that it’s okay to seek professional intervention if you are so broken, so emotionally in pain, that your everyday song is filled with thoughts about not living.
