My Biggest Competition Is THIS Woman. Who’s Yours?
This woman represents the standard by which I measure my happiness, efforts and achievements—alternately scaring and inspiring me.
This Is How I Rise and Grind: Plus, An Awesome $175 #McCafeGrind Giveaway
Win $175 worth of stellar office products to help you rise and grind, courtesy of McDonald's Free McCafe Coffee Week.
Brilliant but Lazy: Helping Your Underachieving Son to Succeed
How do you motivate your underachiever when you know he has the potential to succeed in school and life?
Rise and Grind With FREE McCafé® Coffee at McDonald’s®, Through April 13
Who wants free coffee? We do. We love FREE coffee.
Hey Adoptive Parents: Don’t Give Your Kids Back
Adoption is many things, but here's what it's not: giving back your children.
Will vs. Wisdom: What Toddler’s Terrible Twos Tells Us About Ourselves
This mom secretly loves (and recognizes!) her toddler's fearlessness. But she hopes her daughter learns to trust those who love her when they warn of the dangers ahead.
‘The Soul Man’ Is All the Way Live Tonight at #TheSoulMan Twitter Party with @MyBrownBaby and @BlackAndMarried
Okay, so wait: y’all know I have a wholly unnatural obsession with Cedrick the Entertainer, right? I mean, I’m not stalkerish or anything like that,...
mater mea’s Jamyla Bennu of Oyin Handmade On Parenting Outside Her Expectations
Showing the beauty, complexity, strength and awesome of Black moms and our children with a celebration of Oyin Handmade's co-founder Jamyla Bennu.
Mother Wit: Get Some ‘Act Right’ From Your Child at the Grocery Store
When a mom's preschooler has a tantrum at the grocery store check out line, Mother Wit schools her on how to get her child to behave, without hitting.
My Absentee Father Tried To Friend Me On Facebook
This writer first learned of her dad's birthday when he sent her a request on Facebook.
200 Words On Racism, Black Families and Our Inalienable Right To Just… Be
Clearly, the good folk of the trendy and family-friendly areas of Atlanta like their homes fried, dyed and gentrified. Blacks need not apply.
Kale, Sausage and Potato Soup Recipe
This sausage, kale and potato soup is a quick and easy dinnertime meal packed with nutrients and flavor.
The Fragile Fierceness of Faith—and What it Means to Write About It
Just the mere mention of faith sends internet trolls into a frenzy. But this mom's got some strong words of her own for those who have a problem with her beliefs.
Coaxing an Independent Spirit In My Black Son: mater mea’s Makeda Thomas
Showing the beauty, complexity, strength and awesome of Black moms and our children with a celebration of choreographer Makeda Thomas.
Psst… White People: Paul Ryan Doesn’t Care About You Either
If you think Paul Ryan's foolish comments about poverty and lazy inner city folk is simply about Black men, think again.
