Dear Michele Bachmann: Shut Up About Black Moms and Breastfeeding
Here’s what I’m gonna need: I’m gonna need Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, Michele Malkin and Fox contributor Sandy Rios and them to sit down and...
How Do You Win the War On Childhood Obesity? Plant A Vegetable Garden With Your Kids
By GEORGE BALL Childhood obesity is now the nation’s disease an ailment crippling the body politic. The long-term health effects are well-established and include early...
Candy Apples, 12-Inch Subs and Quarter Waters: 3rd Graders Lunches = One Step Closer To Type 2 Diabetes
By NICK CHILES I was pleased to see that the class trip was a big hit. My daughter Lila's third-grade class had hit the Salvador Dali...
What's Your Kid Having For School Lunch Today?
Let me be the first to raise my hand and cop to it: I don't always feed my family the healthiest meals. I mean, we...
The First Lady Ain't Nevah Lied…
See? This right here? It’s why I just love me some Michelle Obama. First Lady Obama told Prevention magazine in its November issue that she...
MyBrownBaby Spotlight: Esperanza Spalding
You never know where inspiration comes from I realized I wanted to be a journalist when I saw NBC New York’s Sue Simmons interviewing New...
Say What? Steamy Talk In Mickey Mouse's House
I'm in total agreement with Beyonce: A little sweat ain't never hurt nobody. Especially when it comes from getting bodied on the dance floor. Or...
WELCOME TO A COLOR STRUCK WORLD
By MELODY CHARLES What the…wait a minute. Since when do doctors double as pigment police? Did my doctor just say what I think she just...
Read A GOOD Book
In case you missed it, the New York Times ran a perfectly ridiculous story on it's cover yesterday, extolling the virtues of lining our public...
Hard Labor: Mom’s Near-Death Pregnancy Convinces Dad To Be Pro-Choice + More Fresh Links
With Republican politicians proclaiming rape a “gift from God,” and the continued nationwide assault on women’s reproductive rights, the ever brilliant Ta-Nehisi Coates, senior editor...
