T.I. To Jay-Z: Be Blue Ivy Carter’s “First Love” So That She’ll Recognize A Good Man
T.I., the Atlanta-based rapper who emerged from a 12-month stint behind bars only to become one of America’s favorite dads with his hit VH-1 show,...
The Cutest Babies EVER: Video Inspiration For Using Natural Baby Products, From Cara B. Naturally
I promise you, this video, entitled Bath Time, made my heart melt. Like, I-know-I-said-I-didn’t-want-any-more-babies-but-maybe-having-another-would-be-kinda-awesome-because-good-God-look-at-how-pretty-those-babies-are-and-doggonit-my-ovaries-are-weeping heart melt. Just look at those juicy little babies with those...
Almost Doesn’t Count: Learning To Say Enough Is Enough When Love Is Incomplete
By TARANA BURKE I have been contemplating the idea of ‘almost’ quite a bit lately. Growing up, in my house, the word was certainly frowned...
When A Second-Grader Portrays MLK in Blackface, Let’s Ditch the Outrage
By NICK CHILES Offering continued evidence that this nation is badly in need of some serious discussions about race, history and stereotyping, a white second-grader...
Parenting Fail: Father Puts Child In Washing Machine And Turns It On (Video)
I mean, I really don’t know what to say about this video—a laundromat surveillance tape I came across yesterday while putzing around on Yahoo Shine!...
Disney’s Let It Shine With Tyler James Williams: Our Kid Reporter Covers The ATL Premiere
A sneak preview of the Disney Channel’s new original movie, Let It Shine, snuck into Atlanta on Friday and MyBrownBaby contributing kid reporter Lila Chiles—a.k.a....
Love & Basketball: WNBA’s Candace Parker Talks Motherhood, Career & Balancing It All
Editor’s Note: To celebrate the opening of the WNBA season, we asked LA Sparks baller Candace Parker to share with MyBrownBaby how she juggles motherhood,...
Marijuana in His Blood Reveals One Thing: Trayvon Martin Was Typical American Teen
By NICK CHILES The news that Trayvon Martin had traces of marijuana in his system will add ammunition to those who want to believe he...
Trayvon Martin Evidence: Fight Was Avoidable, Plus: Farewell Donna Summer and Other Fresh Links
A large cache of reports, documents, pictures and other evidence in the Trayvon Martin case were released to the public last night, giving details into...
White Births In US No Longer Majority: The Coloring Of America
Our country, settled by white Europeans and riddled with the troubled racial legacy of slavery, bitter civil rights battles and an awful anti-immigration stance, has...
Becoming Mommy: Losing My Old Self, Embracing the New Me Is A Delicate Dance
Since my daughter, MaKayla, was born eight months ago, I’ve been two-faced. Not in the colloquial sense of the word; as in pretending to be...
Speaking of Breastfeeding, Alicia Keys Says No One Told Her About the Pain
Alicia Keys sat down with Amanda de Cadenet just a few days before Mother’s Day to talk about body image, motherhood and even sex. The...
Halle Berry Wants President Obama To Stop Paparazzi On the School Pick-up Line
Halle Berry is ticked that paparazzi got way too close to her and her daughter, Nahla, last week while she was picking her child up...
Maternity Leave Laws: The Best and Worst States For Working Moms
So basically, it sucks to be a working mom in America. That’s according to a new report by The National Partnership for Women & Families,...
What’s In a Baby Name? For Some of Them, No Interview
By NICK CHILES The Social Security Administration released the list of top baby names for 2011 and as I perused the list, I thought about...
