saving our sons
Powerless Black Mothers: Protecting Our Sons From Stereotypes, Danger Feels Impossible
This mom is raising three Black sons who love loud music and hoodies. And she's scared to death she won't be able to protect them from the tyranny of stereotypes.
MyBrownBaby Staff – Apr 15, 2014
Cuz He’s Black: When African American Boys Ready Themselves For a War We Can’t Prepare Them For
Really, I have no words to add to what poet Javon Johnson says in this, his poem, “Cuz He’s Black.” All the emotion, all the...
MyBrownBaby Staff – Aug 30, 2013
In a Fog of Trayvon Rage and Sadness, Saying Goodbye to My Son
By NICK CHILES As the pain of the George Zimmerman verdict settled in yesterday, the sting of the words “not guilty” slowly starting to recede,...
Nick Chiles – Jul 15, 2013
Saving Our Sons: The Cliffnotes Version of My Ebony Series on Black Boys
By NICK CHILES When I decided to become a journalist about three decades ago as a junior at Yale, I envisioned myself stomping across the...
Nick Chiles – Jun 20, 2013
A MyBrownBaby Salute to Ebony Magazine for the Cover Story, ‘Saving Our Sons’
By NICK CHILES I have been writing about black males for most of the past two decades, but I’ve never been as excited about a...
Nick Chiles – Apr 18, 2013
