Forget Princess Toys: The Video That’ll Make Girls Want To Build Some Stuff
This video right here? This video right here? EH! VER! REE! THANG! I mean, what could be better than three little girls mean-mugging pink tea sets...
Another Outrage: Cops in New Mexico Attack Family, Shoot at Car Filled with Children
Watching New Mexico officers attack Oriana Ferrell and her family and shoot at her car, we must ask why the lives and bodies of African Americans are still devalued in this country.
Millionaire Miracle in Tangelo Park: Hotelier Harris Rosen Gives Free Daycare, College Tuition To Black Neighborhood
The story of millionaire hotelier Harris Rosen’s generosity toward the children of a mostly Black, poverty-stricken community in Orlando, totally made my MyBrownBaby day today.
Couple Arrested For Abandoning Adopted Son: What Would You Do If Your Child Pulled a Knife On You?
An Ohio couple faces six months in prison and a $1,000 fine for leaving their adopted son with child welfare officials.
The Best Man Holiday Girl’s Night Out Chocolate Party Is In FULL Effect! Get Some!
My besties and I are celebrating the opening weekend of 'The Best Man Holiday' with a The Best Man Holiday Hot Chocolate Party Girls Night Out. Adult elixirs are involved. And lots of chocolate. And Morris Chestnut. Hallelu!
Zero Years a Slave: Setting my Child Free from Generational Bondages
Watching "Twelve Years A Slave" made Tracey Michae'l Lewis-Giggetts think long and hard about her own mental/emotional bondage, and ways she can avoid passing along her baggage to her daughter.
If You Suck At Reading Others’ Emotions, Your Life Will Suck
Are you an Empathy Bad Ass? Can you immediately read the moods of others, which is an extremely important skill to have—and one many of our children are lacking. Take the Empathy Test and see where you rank.
Renisha McBride’s Death Ruled a Homicide, So Why Hasn’t Her Killer Been Arrested?
It took six weeks for Florida authorities to arrest George Zimmerman after he killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Let's hope the Michigan authorities can move faster than that in arresting the killer of Renisha McBride.
The Honest Company Honestly Makes Me Want To Clean Stuff (Plus, a $500 Giveaway!)
The Honest Company asked me to pick out $35 worth of items from The Honest Company website to try out at my place. I'm obsessed. Here's why. Plus, enter to win $500 in product from the company that Jessica Alba built.
As Violence Explodes in PG-13 Movies, Parents Have to Say No to Hollywood
If we care at all about our children and about the fate of our society, we need to take a stand against the violence Hollywood is peddling to us. The easiest way to take a stand? Let our dollars do the talking.
MyBrownBaby Fresh: Man Sues Wife For Having ‘Ugly’ Kids, Unarmed Renisha McBride Killed After Seeking Help
This man sued his wife for having ugly babies—and won. This, and four other stories that caught our attention this week, including Jamilah Lemeiux moving piece on the shooting death of #RenishaMcBride.
{Faith & Motherhood} The Solution to Selfishness: Parenthood
Want to control—or even eliminate—selfishness? I have the perfect solution! Have a baby!
To Avoid Stigma, Biracial Teen Changes Her Name from Keisha to Kylie
To avoid stigma, a biracial teen changed her name from Keisha to Kylie—should she be applauded or snatched up by the Drop Squad?
‘Clear the Airwaves Project’ Wants Violent, Explicit, Misogynistic Music Off Chicago Radio
A new group out of Chicago is going after radio stations and their advertisers for filling the airwaves with misogynistic, violent, sexually-explicit music.
Black Girls Rock: Kerry Washington Was Brilliant On SNL—Plus, Welcome To the MyBrownBaby Crew!
Welcoming mom-to-be Kerry Washington to the MyBrownBaby crew as we celebrate her hilarious star turn on 'Saturday Night Live.'
