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...
Stakes Is High: Talking To My Teen About Sex Just Got Real—And I Can’t Be A Punk About It
She is 13 now, and the curves are there and the hormones are kicking in and the boys are looking a little bit more grown...
Getting Grown: My Babies Aren’t Babies Anymore. [Word(ful) Wednesday]
It seems like this happened in just the blink of an eye. One day, they were giggly, cute little chubby-cheeked babies riding on my hip....
If Your Teen is ‘Sexting,’ She’s Probably Having Sex, Too
By NICK CHILES From researchers at USC, we get yet another reason to closely monitor what the teenager in your house is doing on her...
Fly With the Angels, Chris Lighty: Fresh Links On A Music Mogul’s Death, Plus Clint Eastwood & More
For those of us who love Hip Hop, news of the death of record executive Chris Lighty, the architect of some of the most profound...
When It Comes to the “Sex Talk,” We Must Add Oral Sex to the Agenda
A new study by the CDC detailing the sexual behavior of American teenagers provides a peek into the factors that motivate teenagers when their thoughts...
Good News from CDC: Risky Sexual Behavior Among Black Youth Declines
While HIV remains a major threat to sexually active teens across America, recent studies show a drastic decline in sexually risky behavior among black teens....
Confession: I Let My Kids Watch The Kardashians and Love & Hip Hop Atlanta
So yeah, a day after talking all that yang about the Dark Knight Rises shooting and how I refuse to take my kids to adult...
Colorado Shooting & Babies In the Movie Theater: Should Kids See Adult Flicks?
While last week’s senseless Dark Knight Rising massacre in a Colorado theater has everyone talking about gun control, mental illness and alleged shooter James Holmes’s...
MyBrownBaby Wins the 2012 Maggie Award For Its “Let’s Talk About Sex” Series For Black Parents
And in today’s Awesome MyBrownBaby News: MyBrownBaby, the award-winning, critically-acclaimed site that focuses on both loving and raising African American children and the intersection of...
