Breaking Ground: Where Brown Mommies Dare Not Tread
So all last week, I was having a Rosa Parks-Madame CJ Walker-we-shall-over-come moment. You know –the moment when you feel like you’re breaking new ground for women of color everywhere. And this moment...
View ArticleMemphis Renames Three Parks Honoring Confederacy
Memphis made a historic decision to change its relationship with its history. According to Reuters, the city council voted to change the names of three parks that pay tribute to the Confederacy....
View ArticleStudents Gets in Trouble for Hosting Redneck Day at High School
High school students love spirit days at school, but sometimes things go a little too far. That’s what happened at an Arizona high school that hosted Redneck Day, reports the Huffington Post’s Black...
View ArticleWhite People Adopting Black Children: Are We Past The Point Where It Should...
When we first toured my daughter’s private school, I saw a little African-American girl toddling around, grinning happily and looking adorable in her matching jumper and sandals. I looked around for...
View ArticleThe Adorable Commercial Upsetting Racists
Earlier this week, Cheerios debuted a commercial starring a little girl, her white mother and her black father. The adorable girl gives her dad Cheerios to keep his heart healthy. Simple enough, right?...
View ArticleCensus Bureau Finds U.S. Has as Many Minority Babies as White
A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows us just how much America is changing and will change. For the first time in history, there are just as many babies of color under a year old as there are...
View ArticleGuilty Of Being Black
After learning of George Zimmerman’s not guilty verdict, I immediately felt I was found guilty of existing on this earth as a Black man. No matter how educated I become, I feel I am viewed by one too...
View ArticleMOM-Noire Pages: Best Books For Children That Discuss Race & Identity
The following books are a great way to talk to your children about race, social acceptance, self-esteem and identity. They include affirmations while celebrating the skin you're in no matter black or...
View ArticleShould You Be Worried if Your Kids’ Friends Don’t Look Like Them?
A recent Reuters poll put numbers to something that something a lot of us can see with our own eyes. Forty percent of white Americans say they don’t have friends of different races while 25 percent of...
View ArticleTeacher Cusses Out Student, Recording Goes Viral
Being a teacher is damn hard because kids can be such rude and such a pain in the ass. That's all well and good, but this teacher might've taken things a little too far. The Narbonne High School...
View ArticleBut It’s 2013: 7-Year-Old Dresses as Klan Member for Halloween, Mom Defends Him
People's craziness never ceases to amaze. This time, a woman in Craigsville, Virginia let her 7-year-old son dress up as a member of the K-K-K for Halloween. She doesn't see why it's a problem because...
View ArticleOn Being Black Enough: Teaching Our Kids to Code Switch
Our kids won't always be around kids who look or were raised like them, and that can be a problem. A recently published article by a University of Buffalo Professor found that black girls who show...
View ArticleSide-Eye: School Offers Black History Month Menu of Fried Chicken and Watermelon
A high school near San Francisco is in a lot of trouble right now after students decided it would be a good idea to celebrate Black History Month with a dinner of fried chicken and watermelon. What? As...
View ArticleMy Child Is The Only Black Child On the Soccer Team
Spring is here--at least that's what the calendar suggests--and it's that time of the year in which warmer weather means the kids need to get out and run around. Parents sign their kids up for sports...
View ArticleBlack Face vs. White Face: Unconscious Racial Bias Psychologist Receives...
African American mothers have always noticed racial bias shown towards their children in even the slightest manner, but now there is even more research proving the existence of unconscious racial bias....
View Article‘Thug Kitchen': Is This New Cookbook Ethnic Slander?
We all love a good recipe. Especially a good and healthy recipe, that is entertaining as we read along how many ingredients to grab. Such was the case with Thug Kitchen a blogged turned cookbook that...
View ArticleLabeling Raven Symone: Don’t Do It, She Says In Oprah Interview
Oprah’s reaction was priceless. After almost a lifetime of being labeled “African-American” herself, Winfrey was shocked to hear Raven Symone abandon it. Recently, Raven sat down for an exclusive...
View ArticleBlack Twitter Talks: Cosby Memes, Nicki Minaj and the N-Word
As usual, Twitter’s been on fire lately. While some of us can keep up, most can’t stay on top of the rapid-fire discussion at all times. So in case you missed anything, here’s what’s been going down on...
View ArticleNew Amerykah?: The Klu Klux Klan Asks For Inclusivity…
The Klu Klux Klan is sending open invitations for new members and they want you, all of you. In Montana, the KKK has changed their values hoping to increase membership. They are no longer dedicated to...
View ArticleWhat Are You?: Is It Okay For My Son To Just Be American?
“What is your nationality?” I get that question all the time. Or a better one is, “what do you consider yourself?” Because I was born and raised in America, and so were my parents, as well as my...
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