As FAMU Band Members Get Charged, We Have A Plea: Stop All Hazing, Everywhere!
By NICK CHILES As we watch the media probe Pam Champion for some controversy as she reacts to news that the FAMU band members who...
Fatherhood: NBA Veteran Derrick Coleman Talks Fatherlessness, Anger In New Book On Dads
We’ve been celebrating the release of “Fatherhood: Rising To the Ultimate Challenge,” the new book by NBA veteran Etan Thomas with MyBrownBaby contributor Nick Chiles, all...
My Kid Ran Her First 5K—And Inspired Her Mother To Get Moving
I’m going to go ahead and keep it 100: I got about as much athletic skill as Pookie in that rehab scene in New Jack...
Fatherhood: Talib Kweli Says He Regrets Missing His Daughters Birth In New Book On Dads
This week, we’re celebrating the release of “Fatherhood: Rising To the Ultimate Challenge,” the new book by NBA veteran Etan Thomas, written with MyBrownBaby contributor...
Bucket List Baby Avery Dies in Texas: In Her Honor, Create A Bucket List With Your Kids
By NICK CHILES With the news that inspiring Baby Avery in Texas had passed away at five and a half months, bringing an end to...
An Exclusive Interview with NBA Veteran Etan Thomas About His New Book “Fatherhood”
Fatherhood Week, Day Two: During his 10-year NBA career, Etan Thomas developed a reputation as a sensitive, socially conscious, deep-thinking athlete. In fact, the title...
Hospital Bullies: Doctors Try To Berate Mom Into Giving Up On Her Unborn Twin Sons
Hers is an incredible story of heartbreak and hope, tragedy and triumph, fear and courage, weakness and strength—and for anyone who has ever fought for...
Facebook Pregnancy Pact: Black Teens Proudly Show Off Group Baby Bumps
News of pregnancy always has been a cause for celebration in my book—new life, a little baby, is a beautiful blessing. A miracle. But this...
Welcome to “Fatherhood” Week on MyBrownBaby!
By NICK CHILES Ah, Fatherhood week is finally here! Tomorrow is the official publication date of my next book, Fatherhood: Rising to the Ultimate Challenge,...
Lawyer: Zimmerman Raised More Than $200,000 After Killing Trayvon—The New American Way?
By NICK CHILES Accused killer George Zimmerman first prompted a national debate on self-defense laws, and now he may be dragging the nation into a...
Caption This: What Ted the Goldendoodle Said…
Every once in a while, I’ll scroll through the photo albums on my iPhone and come across random pictures my kids take without my knowledge....
Daddy Love: Everything I Know About Life, I Learned From My Awesome Black Father
By spelhouseLove Yesterday, my dad celebrated his seventy-second birthday. He’s an old man! In a world where so many fathers are absent, I have cherished...
TSA Fails To Use Common Sense in Aggressive Pat-Down of 4-Year-Old
By NICK CHILES We’ve all heard the expression that common sense isn’t common—well, it certainly applies to the TSA, which is under fire for aggressively...
Beyonce Is People’s World’s Most Beautiful Woman 2012—and She Says Blue Ivy Made It So
That new mommy glow is working for Beyonce: the 30-year-old super star, who welcomed her first child, daughter Blue Ivy, with husband Jay-Z, was named...
The Hardest Job In the World Is Being A Mom—But It’s the Best (Summer Olympics 2012 VIDEO)
A friend of mine posted this video, a P&G salute to the mothers of Olympic athletes, on my personal Facebook page yesterday and seriously, it...
