The MyBrownBaby Parenting Playlist: This is How I Neo-Soul Parent My Teens
My “parenting playlist” of advice would be set to some D’Angelo-styled melodies over a dope Dilla beat, with these Parenting in 100 Words bites of how-to’s on raising fierce girls.
The Skin I’m In: This Afro Latina Defines Who She Is
This Afro Latina mom talks race, ethnicity, nationality and how she defines her identity as a Black Dominican woman with a chocolate baby.
Black and Ugly: Afro Latino Colorism On the Pre-School Playground Forced This Conversation
Afro latino colorism reared its ugly head on a preschool playground, but this little girl leaned on her mom's lessons on self-love to make it through.
Young, Gifted & Black: My Promise To Support My Children In School and Beyond
My daughters are young, gifted & Black because they do their part in the classroom. But as their mom, I have to play my part, too.
Kick the Blues in 2015: Laughter Is the Best Medicine
After sadness and anger muddied 2014, 2015 is the perfect time to recognize that laughter is the best medicine.
‘Blackish’: Teaching Black Children To Embrace ALL Of Us
'Blackish,' the new ABC sitcom starring Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross, has the potential to tell some honest truths.
I Refuse to Remain in the Lower Case: the Argument For Capitalizing the “B” In ‘Black People’
W.E.B. Du Bois fought this very same fight almost 100 years ago, arguing that capitalization is an act of recognition and respect.
#TBT: Willow Smith, The Hair Whip, and Coloring Outside the Lines
What if your parents had just encouraged you to pursue your passion—no matter what everyone else had to say about it, no matter how outside of the “norm” it was?
Filling My Home With Brown Dolls, By Any Means Necessary
This mom will go to any lengths to create a home in which her daughter's brown skin and puffy hair is celebrated.
Black Children and Role Models: Remember, Somebody’s Watching Me (Us)
Sometimes it's the subtle things that children notice and internalize that make a difference in their life's journey.
