MyBrownBaby Is Rocking the Red Pump In Support Of Women and Teens Affected By HIV & AIDS

I’ve been writing a lot about sex here on MyBrownBaby, but not because I have a dirty mind. I mean, I don’t see nothin’ wrong...

– Mar 9, 2012

A Fifth of High School Students Are Smokers? Blame Snooki and the Cast of “Jersey Shore”

By NICK CHILES About a fifth of high school students are smokers, and an even more alarming five percent of middle-schoolers—despite a deluge of information...

– Mar 9, 2012

Teenager Killed in Florida by Neighborhood Watch Brings Terror To My Heart

By NICK CHILES An African-American family in Florida is still trying to figure out why their 17-year-old son was shot dead by the Neighborhood Watch...

– Mar 8, 2012

Whitney Houston Will: Bobbi Kristina Brown Is Sole Heir To Her Mom’s Fortune

Bobbi Kristina Brown, daughter of pop icon Whitney Houston and R&B bad boy Bobby Brown, is the sole heir to her mother’s estate. In her...

– Mar 8, 2012

Child Left Behind at Chuck E. Cheese in Maryland—Not As Crazy As It Sounds

By NICK CHILES Upon hearing that a couple of Maryland parents abandoned their three-year-old daughter at Chuck E. Cheese—and didn’t realize it until they saw...

– Mar 8, 2012

T.I. and Tiny’s Family Hustle: Sons Major and King Harris Get Ready For Their Star Turn (VIDEO)

In this week’s episode of T.I. and Tiny’s The Family Hustle, hip hop’s favorite TV parents get the shake down from their littlest kids, King...

– Mar 7, 2012

TSA Forces Breastfeeding Mom To Pump In Airport Bathroom: Do You Know The Rules?

And the crusade against breastfeeding mothers continues with this deliciously disgusting ditty out of Hawaii: an airport security officer forced a mother of four to...

– Mar 7, 2012

Black Parents: Help Tell OUR Breastfeeding Stories, Our Way

MyBrownBaby Moms, Dads and Friends, My friend, fellow blogger and black mom champion Kimberly Seals Allers of MochaManual.com needs our help. As part of her...

– Mar 7, 2012

U.S.D.A. Approved Pink Slime “Meat” Is Bad News for School Lunches

By NICK CHILES Ammonia-treated pink slime “meat” was rejected by fast foods chains like McDonald’s and Taco Bell, but apparently the federal government believes it’s...

– Mar 7, 2012

Black and Hispanic Students Face Harsher Discipline, Lower Grade Education In School

Not that we actually needed a study to tell us this, but the confirmation is certainly both jarring and sobering: a report released today by...

– Mar 6, 2012

The NFL “Bounty” Is a Disgusting Revelation for A Football Parent Like Me

By NICK CHILES The revelation that NFL teams such as the New Orleans Saints and Washington Redskins employed a “bounty” system that financially rewarded players...

– Mar 6, 2012

Rush Limbaugh’s Warning: If Sandra Fluke Were My Daughter, We’d Have a Problem

By NICK CHILES Rush Limbaugh has been getting a lot of attention over the last week because of comments he made calling Georgetown law student...

– Mar 5, 2012

Beyonce Breastfeeds Blue Ivy: Can White Advocates Give Black Moms Our Breastfeeding Victory?

By KIMBERLY ALLERS Dear White Women, I know the breastfeeding world is all abuzz over reports that Beyonce breastfed her beautifully brown baby, Blue Ivy...

– Mar 5, 2012

I Was Made To Love Her: A Black Father’s Celebration Of Women’s History Month

By TABARI Z. BOMANI For the SHEs and Hers of my life—past, present and future—I offer this, simply and with love. Happy Women’s History Month....

– Mar 5, 2012

“The Lorax” Combines a Great Message with Great Family Fun [REVIEW]

Last week MyBrownBaby sent 12-year-old Mari Chiles to an advance screening of “The Lorax.” This is her review. By MARI CHILES Global warming, climate change,...

– Mar 2, 2012
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