He Will Not Be A “Junior”: A Black Father Reveals the Mindset Of A Man Expecting A Son
By JAMAL FREDERICK As I write this, my beautifully pregnant wife has about three more weeks until she gives birth to our second child, a...
Dear 2012: The Ace Hood MyBrownBaby “Hustle Hard” Anthem Is In Full Effect
Dear 2012, Here’s the thing, New Year: 2011 kinda kicked my ass. Like, seriously. I mean, of course, there are plenty of people who can...
A MyBrownBaby Farewell To Parenting Magazine and The Parenting Post
I was the executive editor at Honey when I got the call from a colleague: Parenting magazine was looking for an editor and if I was interested in the...
Home Made Lip Gloss To Kiss Away 2011 and Welcome 2012
It’s been one of those weeks—a lazy, relaxing, low-stress time to enjoy my kids and my family and my friends in a way that we...
Demi Lovato To Disney: Eating Disorders Are No Joking Matter
Today, I stan for former Disney Channel star Demi Lovato, who recently admonished her old network for joking about anorexia—the very eating disorder from which...
Gift Cards: Great Ways To Get the Most Out Of the Popular Holiday Present
By ANDREA WOROCH Gift cards have topped the list of most requested presents for five years running, and though many recipients found them under the...
Have A Merry MyBrownBaby Christmas—From Our Family To Yours!
Sweeties! It’s just a few days before Christmas and I’m busy finishing up the family gift shopping, plotting a kick-butt cocktail to serve up at...
Soul Holiday: The Ill MyBrownBaby Christmas Song Playlist
There’s a running joke between my son Mazi and I about who’s more Mr/Mrs Christmas around the MyBrownBaby household. Both of us absolutely stan for...
Beyonce’s “Maniac” Work While Pregnant: Please, Baby—Slow Down!
If the counting and the sonogram is correct, Beyonce will be giving birth sometime in the next month to a sweet baby girl—but even this...
The Best Book Series For Teen Girls: The NorthParan Buzz List
I don’t care how many or how little presents we can cop for the kids, the one thing our girls are guaranteed to find under...
Bounding A Baby With Duct Tape: Reason #4080 Why Humans Should Be Licensed Before Procreating
Really, I have no words for this, except to say that this child’s father, 21-year-old Andre Curry, is due in court today to answer to...
Cry It Out: The Method That Kills Baby Brain Cells
I know. A dramatic headline. Made you look. But it’s not fiction. It turns out that the “Cry It Out” method of baby sleep training,...
Angelina Jolie Put Synthetic Braids In Zahara’s Hair. And We Care Because… Why?
Deep, deep sigh. So Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s baby girl, Zahara Jolie-Pitt has synthetic braids in her hair and the innanets are all up...
Viola Davis & Sandra Bullock’s Kids Sitting In a Tree…
Academy Award-nominated actress Viola Davis, star of the blockbuster film, The Help, already is on the case making sure her daughter, Genesis, ends up with...
Teaching Kids the True Meaning Of Christmas—The Greta Grinch Way
By ANDREA HIGGINGS I have an alter ego that surfaces every year around this time as I get frustrated, overtaxed, and worked up with this tradition...
