Black Moms and Breastfeeding: CDC Says Stats Are Rising, But We Need More Support
Oh baby! The numbers of African American mothers breastfeeding is on the rise and more black mothers are forgoing formula for the breast for longer...
Black Women and Heart Health: Know the Symptoms Of Attack and Be Smart About Your Heart
My mother had beautiful hands—lovely, long and fresh, just like her. She kept her fingernails dipped in maroons and dark browns—subtle, but still noticeable. Strong....
Three-Year-Old Mistakes Pink Gun For Toy, Dies From Gunshot Wound To Head
A Greenville, South Carolina, family is burying their 3-year-old son today, less than a week after he was killed when a neon pink gun he...
Would You Buy a Bulletproof Backpack for Your Child?
By NICK CHILES Would you buy your kid a bulletproof backpack? Apparently a whole lot of parents are answering that question with a hearty “Yes!”...
California Pre-School Sex Scandal: School Closing Its Doors After 4- and 5-Year-Olds Admit Oral Sex
A church-run pre-school in Carson, California is shutting down after parents found out kindergarteners were allegedly giving each other oral sex, and now families of...
ADHD Diagnoses In Black Children Increases By 70 Percent—Along With the Use Of Strong Meds
African American and Hispanic children have seen a jump in their diagnosis rates for Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder—a trend that comes as more psychiatrists...
Diaper Dabbler: The Best Way To Pick Diapers For Newborns, Babies and Toddlers
I promise you this: before she took her first breath, my baby, Mari, had a wardrobe that could make Tyra Banks, Tim Gunn and Anna...
Beyonce Reveals Pain of Her Miscarriage
Any woman who has ever been through a miscarriage knows how brutally painful it can be. It is literally the death of your child—a part...
Hadiya Pendleton: Chicago Gun Violence Takes Star Teen From Inauguration To the Mortuary
Her name was Hadiya Pendleton, and she was only 15 years old. The dimples in her cheeks, the sparkle in her eyes—each of these tell...
Latest Cop Outrage: Bronx Boy, 7, Handcuffed, Questioned by Police for 10 Hours
By NICK CHILES There’s been a lot of discussion in recent days about posting armed police officers in every school in the country as a...
Kid President: The Best, Most Inspirational Pep Talk EVER, From A Beautiful Black Boy
Honest to goodness, if you watch nothing else today, you MUST press play on this video by Robbie Novak, a.k.a., Kid President, the 9-year-old, tux-wearing...
Shocking Story in Israel: Ethiopian Women Given Contraceptive Shots Without Their Knowledge
By NICK CHILES It’s stunning to look around the globe—and in the U.S.—and see the things that governments and individuals are still getting away with...
Lil Wayne’s ‘No Worries’ Made Me Question Myself as a Dad To Black Daughters
By NICK CHILES It was Lil Wayne’s song “No Worries” that did it— sent me hurtling down yet another slippery slope on the rollercoaster ride...
Beasts Of the Southern Wild’s Quvenzhane Wallis Covers Entertainment Weekly, Plus Fresh Links
Beasts of the Southern Wild breakout star Quvenzhane Wallis, who, at nine, became the youngest ever to be nominated for a “Best Actress” Academy Award, brings...
Michelle Obama’s Hair: FLOTUS Bangs Are Sexy, Grown and Inspiring For Moms
Virginia Republicans are hijacking the state’s electoral vote system, Congress is prepping for another debt ceiling knock-down, drag-out, and, for the first time ever, the...
