Meditation On Jahi McMath, Brain Death, Compassion and a Black Mother’s Love
Jahi McGrath's mother deserves the space to recover from the shock of her daughter's condition—and our grace.
Shaped By God: Encouraging Faith—As Opposed to Religion—in My Child
A mother ponders teaching her daughter about faith—teachings that involve more than the transfer of Bible facts and "Because Jesus said so."
Black Fathers Doing It Right: Let’s Hail Tray Chaney and Doyin Richards
Shining a spotlight on actor/rapper Tray Chaney's new video, "Dedicated Fathers" and fighting the negative stereotypes of black dads
Man Who Slapped Black Baby On Airplane Gets 8 Months In Prison For His Foolishness
Joe Rickey Hundley, the Idaho man who slapped a crying toddler and demanded the child's mother "shut that nigger baby up" has been sentenced to eight months in federal prison.
Building Beauty-full Daughters: Teaching Girls of Color to Love Their Entire Selves
When people tell her 4-year-old daughter she's "pretty," this mom feels the urge to flesh out the compliment to assure her baby she's much more than a pretty face.
New Year’s Resolutions: More of This in 2014, Please
I don't have any big resolutions—no vows to lose weight or eat better or sock away extra money or take any fancy trips. But I do have a few things I want. These are they.
Forget 2014 New Year Resolutions: Try this REVOLUTION For Moms & Dads
Forget about the resolutions. Focusing on the process, rather than the goal, will have you winning every time.
Merry MyBrownBaby Christmas 2013—Scrooge Style! (VIDEO)
Have an Un-Scroogy Merry MyBrownBaby Christmas, from our family to yours!
The Best R&B and Soul Christmas Music Playlist Ever
If you’re a true Christmas music connoisseur, you’ll love this R&B, Soul, Gospel and Jazz Christmas music list I whipped up just for MyBrownBaby!
Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, Julie Dash Talk Black Cinema on Twitter Today
If you love melanin rich movies, you want to be on Twitter today for the AFFRM “Rebel-a-thon,” a celebration of Black cinema with Ava DuVernay, Ryan Coogler, Julie Dash and more.
Jesus vs. Santa Claus: Why Parents on Both Sides of the Issue Need to Get Over Themselves
Is it possible to have a child believe in Santa Claus and still teach them about the birth of a Savior, the true meaning of Christmas?
Pope Francis Is Cool With Public Breastfeeding—And You Should Be, Too
News that Pope Francis is encouraging mothers to breastfeed their babies in public just might make me stop in my nearest Catholic church for a service or two.
Megyn Kelly, Black Santa and Other Colored Things That’ll Make Her Fox Head Explode
If Fox's Megyn Kelly is offended by the idea of a Black Santa, her head would explode if she knew all the ways Blackness rears its beautiful head in our household.
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.
R. Kelly’s New Album ‘Black Panties’: Um, Why? Just Why? I Got Questions (Open Thread)
What—haven't you heard? R. Kelly has a new album out. Apparently it's all the rage. Some of us don't quite understand why.
