Train Up A Child: Talking and Teaching Black Children Sexual Responsibility
If a lawsuit accusing Usher of infecting a partner with herpes should do anything, it's to convince us parents to have real talks with our kids about sex.
Birds, Bees and Truelove: a Father’s YA novel Tackles Sex and Abstinence
A respected children's book author opens up an honest conversation about sex by letting his son read his young adult novel, "The Making of Dr. Truelove."
A Day With HIV: A Black Mom Shares Her Story Of Diagnosis and Survival
In honor of A Day With HIV, Masonia Traylor, a Black mom of two, talks diagnosis, survival and concrete ways to strike down barriers for HIV-infected moms.
Unschooling Black Children Without The Restrictions of School, Plus Other MyBrownBaby Fresh Links
Unschooling Black children is about liberation. This mom shows us how she does it, plus notes on the food stamp challenge, the color of autism advocacy, the trials of transracial adoptees and real talk for an 8-year-old who hears about rape on TV.
How To Talk To Kids About Sex: Great Resources from Planned Parenthood
October marks Let’s Talk Month, aimed at getting families to talk to kids about sex. Here, ways to go beyond “the talk” and say what matters—and sticks.
Menstrual Marketing At Its Finest: The Period-Obsessed Tween Gets Got
Here's what happens when you lie to your mom about getting your period.
Awkward Sex Talk: Bedsider.org’s Awesome New Birth Control Info Site
Bedsider.org's new "Awkward Grandma" serves up humor as it helps give the 411 on birth control.
Black Teen Pregnancy Rates Drop By 51 Percent—Thanks To Responsible Teens
Health advocates say the massive drop in Black teen pregnancy rates is due to more teens taking control of their reproductive responsibilities.
Black Girl Sexuality: An African American Dad Vows Never To Police His Daughter’s Body
By SHAWN TAYLOR You would assume that the playground would be one of the few places where you could just be a father. No stress, just...
Pregnant Texas Teen Sues Parents For Right To Have Baby. Isn’t Reproductive Choice Grand?
My mother’s “birds and bees” talk began and ended with this simple directive: “Don’t bring no babies home because I’m not trying to take care...
