A Black Boy’s Haircut Inspires Natural Hair Hate—And Encourages A Mom To Pen An Uplifting Book
By AMA KARIKARI No, I was not hallucinating at the time God gave me the story. I was a heart-broken mother struggling to teach her...
‘I Am Beautiful the Way I Am’: NYC Girls Project Encourages Self-Esteem For Tweens
Here’s the thing: I’m no fan of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. His crusade against cigarettes, super-sized sodas and fatty oils in restaurant food...
Happy 5th Anniversary, MyBrownBaby! Celebrate With A FREE Copy Of ‘The Best of MyBrownBaby!’
Cue the confetti! Toss up the glitter! Turn my music up high! Today, we’re celebrating MyBrownBaby’s fifth anniversary—five years of delicious, insightful, smart, funny, irreverent...
More Moms Cutting Maternity Leave Short Because, Well, We Need To Get the Dollar Bills, Y’all.
On this much, I am very clear: when I had my first baby more than 14 years ago, I was blessed to be working at...
Shopping While Black: the Beigewashing of Tiffany Woodkins
By AYA de LEON So let me begin by saying there are an infinite number of shades of people of African heritage and they are...
{Faith & Motherhood} I Am Enough: Hearing Baby Girl’s Laughter Reminds a Mom To Find Her Joy
Her giggle is infectious. No, for real. If you heard my daughter laughing, I’m confident you would burst into a snicker of your own. Even...
Brown Skin Beauty: Makeup Artist Muse Gives MyBrownBaby A (Much-Needed) Beauty and Makeup Overhaul
I was about 14 when I started boosting my mom’s make-up. Nothing over-the-top—a little eyeliner, some mascara, I think. The occasional lipstick. It made me...
MyBrownBaby Stands Against Ignorance: Return ‘Invisible Man’ to Schools in North Carolina!
Perhaps by now you’ve heard that the school board in Randolph County, North Carolina, voted last week to ban Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man” from the...
Act Like A Slave: Hartford Parents File Complaint After Students Forced To Re-Enact Slavery On Field Trip
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Hartford, Conn., parents were shocked to discover that their 12-year-old daughter and her...
Durham, NC Father Who Lost Custody Of Son Threatens Suicide, Gets Shot By Cops
The reason behind why Derek Walker may have pulled a gun on himself and police is as shocking and heartbreaking as his death after he...
{Faith & Motherhood} Finding—and Modeling—Contentment, For My Daughter’s Sake
Who do I need to pay to get this child completely potty-trained? Between crockpot meal prep, editing deadlines, teaching, freelance writing and blah, blah,...
Angry Mom Launches Positive Natural Hair Project
By AYA de LEON I do not have time for racism this week. I’m a working mom, with a high maintenance marriage, I’m writing a...
Jaden Smith’s Anti-Education Twitter Rant: ‘School Brainwashes The Youth,’ Everyone Should Drop Out
Deep, deep sigh: Jaden Smith launched himself right into a storm of criticism earlier this week for a series of tweets in which he suggested...
Jonathan Ferrell: Ex-Florida A&M Player Shot 10 Times By North Carolina Cop After Seeking Help
In yet another case highlighting the precarious existence of African-American men, 24-year-old Jonathan Ferrell, a former football player at Florida A&M described by family as...
10 Great Ways To Get Your Child Reading Now
By DuEWA FRAZIER Literacy statistics for African American youth across the country are grim. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, 53 percent of...
