Mission Possible: A Black Mom Trades In “Having It All” For “Having What Matters”
By TAIIA SMART YOUNG Motherhood terrified me more than any horror flick from my youth ever could. Jason. Freddie. Both of those characters were make...
Want Healthy Delicious? Try This Strawberry Shortcake Smoothie!
Whether you’re hitting the beach or trying to stay cool inside this summer, there are many healthy, easy foods and snacks to prepare in advance or...
Teacher Beats Student In School Lobby: Mom Seeking Answers After Seeing Shocking Video
My God, I’m still shaking after watching this video, of a 116-lb, 15-year-old student being tackled and thrown across tables, chairs and repeatedly slammed to...
Ponytail For Ponytail: Mom Mad that Judge Had Her Cut Daughter’s Hair As Punishment
A mother who lopped off her 13-year-old daughter’s ponytail in a Utah courtroom to reduce the girl’s sentence in a nasty bullying case says she...
Supreme Court Decision Offers A Chance for Black Children in Prison
By JACKIE JONES The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Monday that mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juveniles aged 17 or younger is unconstitutional is relatively good news...
What Profit: New Music From Detroit’s Dwele (Video)
Oh, you already know: I stan hard for Dwele, the Detroit soul crooner who happens to be the architect of some of my favorite songs...
A Black Father Wonders: Is Being A Hard-Working Dad Making Him A Bad Dad?
By JAMAL FREDERICK The rearview mirror conversation I had with my daughter while driving her to pre-K made my heart tighten. I could almost hear...
Kansas City Mom Arrested For Starving and Locking 32 lb, 10-Year-Old Child In Closet For Years
Sweet Jesus, be a lifer named Bertha who has a soft spot for babies and a daily fist for child abusers, particularly the Kansas City,...
With Families and Kids Starving, Republicans Try to Slash Food Stamps
By NICK CHILES Conservatives are waging a strange, scary, immoral war on the federal food stamp program at a time when it is needed most,...
Jerry Sandusky’s Son Says He, Too, Was Abused, Plus: Other MyBrownBaby Fresh Links
A bombshell in the sex abuse trial of Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State coach accused of molesting 10 young boys: his adopted son, Mike...
Drinking While Pregnant: New Research Says It Doesn’t Hurt Children, But Should We Do It?
I’m sure for somebody, this is “good” news: A new study out of the UK suggests that pregnant women can consume one to eight alcoholic...
If You Want to Improve Student Performance, Pay Them Cash
By NICK CHILES There is a way to use rewards to improve student performance on standardized tests: Pay them cold cash! That was the conclusion...
Dwyane Wade’s Custody Battle Escalates Into Ex’s Arrest: What About the Kids?
Just hours before he took to the basketball court in Game 4 of the NBA Finals between his Miami Heat and the Oklahoma City Thunder,...
Dads Play Key Role in Determining Their Children’s Level of Persistence and Tenacity
By NICK CHILES A new study out of Brigham Young University gives scientific backing to something I have been noticing for years: Fathers have a...
George Zimmerman Jail Cell Phone Calls Show Just How Delusional and Disgusting He Really Is
A half-dozen jail cell phone calls between George Zimmerman and his wife, Shellie Zimmerman, reveal the two were plotting and planning to have a nice...
