Black Women & Breast Cancer Research: Black Moms Needed For Important Health Studies
By TARA PRINGLE JEFFERSON Each year, 19,000 new cases of breast cancer occur among African American women. That’s 19,000 too many. According to the American...
Get A Degree, Go Straight To Jail: A Mom Learns A Tough Lesson After Shoplifting
By SHARISSE TRACEY SMITH Right after graduating from college I went to jail for shoplifting. I charged the four storage bins in my shopping cart...
The First Memorial Day: Celebrating Fallen American Soldiers & the Freed Slaves Who Honored Them
Well yes, there will be barbecues galore and lots of beer passed about and some kick-ass sales at the mall and everyone will enjoy their...
Blended Families: How Couples Can Face Down Baby Mama/Daddy Drama—Together
By ERIC LEGETTE The statistics don’t lie: Over 50 percent of marriages end in divorce. Many of these unions produce children and once parents “go their...
What We Need To Teach Black Children In the New Millenium
By SHAWN TAYLOR I am blessed to have received a great education. Maybe it was a time in U.S. history when educating our nation’s children was...
Black Children and Disability: When Race and Stigma Collide, A Black Mom Goes Hard For Her Baby
By TARICE L.S. GRAY I entered parenthood fully embracing the idealism that can be associated with uncertainty. I believed my daughter would be different in the...
Beyonce’s Second Pregnancy: Advice For Dealing With Baby No. 2, From A Mom Who’s Been There
Before I hip Beyonce to the second baby game, I need my second baby, my little Lila, to know this one true thing: she was...
President Obama’s Morehouse Speech: Encouraging Class Of 2013 To Be Great Black Men, Fathers
I have to be honest: as much as I adore President Obama, I tend to watch his speeches in front of African Americans with baited...
Kicking My Bad Habits: How I Got Fit. Plus: Join Me Today For a GoogleChat W/ MomsRising!
I was tired all the time, my energy was crap, the scale was showing numbers I’d never seen before and my pants—well, they were starting...
After Teen Arrested for Science Experiment, Florida Officials Dismiss Charges
By NICK CHILES Apparently there are some grownups in Polk County, Florida, who have some sense. We just got word that Kiera Wilmot, the 16-year-old...
They Ask, But Should You Answer? Tackling the Tough Questions With Kids
By SHAWN TAYLOR “When di pickney dem growed.” This was my grandmother’s (rest her soul) response to being asked if children should be told about something heavy happening in...
Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy Highlights the Inequity In Breast Cancer Treatment For Blacks, Poor
First, let me say this: I think that Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a preventative double mastectomy to address her exceptionally high risk of breast...
Turned Up & Tapped Out: Why I’m Giving Up On Black Radio That Plays Rap Music
I officially give up on Black radio stations that play Hip Hop. Seriously. I’m over the disrespect. Finished with the blatant disregard for the audience....
Child Safety Sign 360 Degrees: A Great Way To Slow Down Your Neighborhood Speed Demon
Child Safety Sign 360 Degrees, a self-installable sign warning drivers from every direction to slow down and watch for children, sponsored this post. We spent...
Black Children and Education: Early Schooling, Family Support Is Key To Closing Gap, Says Steve Perry
By HEATHER HOPSON The Call “She’s in!” That’s what the director of a nationally recognized preschool told me over the telephone last week. Those two...
