What If Trayvon Had Come Back Home? We Must Teach Our Children How to Cope With Racism
By HOWARD STEVENSON Let’s say your black son comes home one night, scared, out of breath from running. He tells you that some guy with...
In a Fog of Trayvon Rage and Sadness, Saying Goodbye to My Son
By NICK CHILES As the pain of the George Zimmerman verdict settled in yesterday, the sting of the words “not guilty” slowly starting to recede,...
In Attacking Trayvon’s Friend Rachel Jeantel, Black Folks Are Taking It Too Far
By NICK CHILES I had a Kennedy-Nixon 1960 debate moment as I monitored the George Zimmerman murder trial on Wednesday. After reading the published online...
Baby Shot In Stroller Deserves Justice—But the RIGHT Killer Must Be Punished
First, let me say this about the animal(s) responsible for the death of Antonio Santiago, the 13-month-old baby shot in his stroller last week during...
Kelly Rowland: Beyonce’s Mom Taught Me To Love My Dark “Chocolatey” Skin Color—Plus Fresh Links
Kelly Rowland is quite the toast of Hip Hop and R&B radio and even Tinsel Town, with her sultry voice and lyrics flooding airwaves and...
A Year Later, Trayvon Martin Stays Lodged in the Psyche of Black Parents
By NICK CHILES It’s been a year since Trayvon Martin pierced our consciousness. So many brutal, unforgettable stories have shocked our senses since last February....
The Best Of MyBrownBaby, 2012 Edition: Stories That Moved the MBB Crowd
From controversial shootings (Trayvon Martin), celebrity deaths (Whitney Houston) and celebrity kid growing pains (Willow Smith) to political triumphs (President Barack Obama and Obamacare) and...
Trayvon Martin’s Family Launches ‘Change For Trayvon’ To Fight Stand Your Ground Laws
While wanna-be neighborhood watchman-turned-vigilante child murderer George Zimmerman and his lawyer are working hard to hem up his prosecution with weekly (winey) court filings and...
Leave Gabby Douglas Out Of Her Parents’ Money & Marriage, Plus: Other MyBrownBaby Fresh Links
First, the trainers at Gabby Douglas’ old gym complained they weren’t getting enough shine. Then, Twitter exploded with claims the Olympic gymnast’s hair wasn’t tight...
POW! SCOTUS Upholds Obamacare—A Win For Women & Children, Plus: Nora Ephron, Sparkle Links
If you and your brood are lucky enough to not have to worry about little things like pregnancy being a pre-existing condition, your kids being...
