If Mitt Romney Doesn’t Care about the Poor, He Doesn’t Care about America’s Children
By NICK CHILES Every once in a while, politicians open their mouths and some truth comes out. That’s what happened to Mitt Romney yesterday during...
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...
Dr. Ivor Is In: The Best Ways To Protect African American Babies From Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
By DR. IVOR HORN Going back to work after the birth of your first child—or any child for that matter—can be a tug of war...
Teen Girls Can Suck It: No Morning-After Pill Without Doc’s Consent
And here we go again with politicians getting all up into our ovaries. This time, the Obama administration made a surprising move to shut down...
I Was “The Help” And My Experience Taught Me To Dream BIG
I don’t really remember whose idea it was for me to do it. It just got done. At least one Saturday out of the month,...
Paying Homage To The OB-GYN Who Escorted Me Into Motherhood, Plus: Happy Mother’s Day!
Celebrating the real MVP: the ob-gyn who helped me give birth.
ITS MILLNER MRS. CHILES IF YOURE NASTY (or my kids teacher)
By DENENE MILLNER You should know that I really like my maiden name. Millner is an original a cut above the standards Miller and Milner,...
GOTTA LOVE THOSE GOP FAMILY VALUES: Bristol Palin’s Pregnancy
Bristol Palin's teen pregnancy—and the GOP's urge that we respect her privacy—is quite the double standard when it comes to pregnant Black teen stereotypes.
Happy Book Birthday, “Just Like a Mama,” the newest addition to Denene Millner Books
"Just Like a Mama" is on bookshelves today, and author Alice Faye Duncan is using her story to celebrate a long-held tradition in which adoptive, foster care and "fictive kin" share a love and bond with children whom they care for when those babies’ parents cannot.
My Birth Mother, My Hero
We give a lot of praise to the parents who adopt children—and rightfully so. But we should also throw flowers at the feet of the birth mothers, too.
