Fighting Words: On the N Word & My Children’s Response To It
I told you this would happen—said it was as certain as wet rain, as sure as the yellow in the sun. A white child called...
Honey Do: The Mommy Guilt Remedy
Welcome to episode six of Honey Do: the Web Series, the whip-smart, funny, straight, no-chaser set of videos meant to help our men get a little...
The NorthParan.com Book Buzzlist: Black Poetry Books You Should Have On Your Bookshelf
April is National Poetry Month and in honor of our nation’s celebration of prose and its vital place in American culture, NorthParan.com is highlighting some...
Check Out the New Trailer For “The Help,” Featuring Viola Davis
I promise you, I wanted to hate The Help, Kathryn Stockett’s blockbuster novel about a white woman who pens a controversial, dangerous tome about the...
When Two Old Blog Friends Meet For the Very First Time: Introducing My Buddy Angie Arthur
Here’s the thing: When I started blogging back in 2008, I thought I’d just write a couple of posts every now and again, maybe email...
MyBrownBaby Fresh: What We’re Reading, Doing, Watching and Listening To This Week
Who, chile what a week! I FINALLY wrapped up a short story for a groundbreaking project I’m working on with a team of some of...
J. Crew Can Keep Its Pink Toenail Polish: I Want My Boy To Be A Boy
By KIA MORGAN SMITH Just for farts and giggles, I sat my son Jo-Jo down, grabbed his little foot, took his big toe into my...
Honey Do: Keep It Tight, Aiight?
Welcome to episode five of Honey Do: the Web Series, the whip-smart, funny, straight, no-chaser set of videos meant to help our men get a little...
{The North Paran Book Buzzlist} Tax Week Special: Books About Making Money and Keeping It
The dreaded April 15 is just days away, which means it’s that time of the year again: depending on what your tax papers say, Uncle...
A Half-Breed Is a Dog: What Not To Call My Biracial Child
By Jennifer Johnson I strolled around the grocery store with my daughter’s car seat wedged in the shopping cart. Normally I’d carry her in my...
About That Night Donny Hathaway and Toure Came Into My Delivery Room…
No, really I thought it was sensible enough: the overnight bag I packed for the hospital the day I delivered my Mari had all the...
Honey Do: Pole Dancing, “Me Time” and How Husbands Can Stay #Winning
Welcome to episode four of Honey Do: the Web Series, the whip-smart, funny, straight, no-chaser set of videos meant to help our men get a little...
Update On Little Girl Loved: The 11-Year-Old Gang Rape Survivor In Cleveland, Texas
A few weeks ago, MyBrownBaby contributor Nick Chiles wrote a beautiful, heartfelt “love” letter to the 11-year-old girl who was gang raped in Cleveland, Texas...
The NorthParan.com Book BuzzList: Great Books For Black Boys
When I started MyBrownBaby, I vowed that this website would do its part to help introduce parents to great books for black children, featuring...
Daddy Love: Why Fathers Get Cool Points (And Numbers) For Being Out With Their Kids In Public
By JAMAL FREDERICK When women get their first look at a man, what's the one thing guaranteed to grab hold of her interest and intrigue?...
