MyBrownBaby Respect: Maya Angelou
There is, I hope, a thesis in my work: we may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. That sounds goody-two-shoes, I know,...
Get Heart Smart: Show Your Support For African American Women’s Heart Health
The tragic death of my mother still sears—still haunts me. There are days when I just, like, need her. That has been especially true over...
You Don’t Want to Support “Red Tails?” Grow Up.
By Nick Chiles Let’s call it the Black Solidarity Backlash. In response to a wave of community exhortation and pleading for African Americans to go...
Dear Taye Diggs: You Were NOT Misquoted By MyBrownBaby
Taye Diggs took to Twitter over the weekend to claim he was misquoted when it was reported that his mother married a dark-skinned man because...
When It Comes to Teen Pregnancy and Sex, CDC Confirms: Teenagers are Morons
By NICK CHILES Having brought a boy all the way through teenhood—he is just months from his 20th birthday—I must say I wasn’t surprised to...
MyBrownBaby Fresh: Lenny Kravitz Likes Confident Curvy Girls—And Other Things You Should Know
The adorable Lenny Kravitz has a new album out, called Black and White America. He gives Ebony the 411 about racists, his song, “Boongie Drop”...
Taye Diggs and Colorism: Black Men Are Affected By Intra-race Prejudices, Too
Earlier this week, MyBrownBaby contributor Nick Chiles interviewed Taye Diggs about colorism, self-esteem and his new children’s book, “Chocolate Me!”—a post that received widespread coverage...
Keke Palmer and Queen Latifah Make “Joyful Noise” With My Mari and Scholastic Kids Press
My girlpie Mari spent the last year working as a reporter for the Scholastic Kids Press—a gig she thoroughly enjoyed. During her year-long assignment, she...
The New EBONY.com Is Here—And We’re Loving It!
Oh. My. Goodness. The all-new Ebony.com debuted today and it’s absolutely stunning. Clearly, editor Kierna Mayo, one-half of the brilliant talent that founded Honey magazine...
Postponing Motherhood: Is It Possible To Build A Family and A Career?
I was 27 when I married the man with whom I created two children—at the height of my career as a political reporter-turned-journalist and just...
It Wasn’t Pretty, But Philly Mayor Nutter Was Speaking Truth about Bad Parents
By NICK CHILES Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is the target of severe public and pundit criticism after the mayor let down his guard and allowed...
When Messy Moments Seem Like They’ll Never End
Nobody really prepares you for just how disgusting kids are. And how quickly you’ll fall right in line with the nasty. Like, why didn’t anyone...
Loud Applause for Jay-Z’s Plans to Banish B*tch After Blue Ivy’s Birth
UPDATE: Since the publishing of this post, MyBrownBaby has learned that Jay-Z most likely did not announce that he would no longer use the word...
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Skip The Shopping And Get In Some Service To Others
So this new poll from SodaHead.com says that more than half of Americans think we should go to work and school on the day the...
Nia Long Shows Off New Baby Kez
Oh, who doesn’t adore a sweet, juicy, adorable little baby? You know we do here at MyBrownBaby! Pictured here is our favorite actress, Nia Long,...
