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The Social Worker Will See You Now: A Postpartum Experience This Black Mom Will Never Forget 27 Aug 2013 | 09:15 am
By TARA PRINGLE JEFFERSON The nurse flitted around the room, flipping through her chart and checking my vitals. “Do you mind if your…boyfriend,” the nurse settled on the word, “steps out of the room...
The Freshest, Jamminest Breastfeeding How-To Video, Like, Ever! 27 Aug 2013 | 08:54 am
Hands down, the best informational breastfeeding video, like, ever—not just because it cribs the beat from Teach Me How To Dougie, or even because it’s chock full of pitch-perfect information for new ...
Black Breastfeeding Week 2013: Celebrating Black Mothers, Babies and the Best First Food 26 Aug 2013 | 09:01 am
Black lives matter. Black mothers and our babies matter. Black breastfeeding—this definitely matters. That’s why MyBrownBaby is proud to support Black Breastfeeding Week, the inaugural celebration of ...
The March On Washington: Sybrina Fulton, The Head Nod and the Thumbs Up—A Translation 26 Aug 2013 | 09:01 am
When I go for a run in Washington, DC, I take for granted the history that I pass as I plod out my mileage. I see beautiful views of the Potomac River, the Watergate building, the Lincoln Memorial, th...
For Fairytale Believers: Aiyana Jones, 7-Year-Old Killed In Detroit Police Raid, Deserves Justice (Petition) 23 Aug 2013 | 09:01 am
By ASHA FRENCH Post-Zimmerman verdict parenting has many Black parents feeling like Sethe (a character from Toni Morrison’s Beloved); we realize that the world is not fit for the children we love and...
An ‘EPIC’ MyBrownBaby Giveaway: Enter to Win One of Five Blu-Ray DVDs Of the Summer Hit 23 Aug 2013 | 09:01 am
MyBrownBaby is making today an “epic” Friday with an awesome giveaway: five lucky readers will win a Deluxe Edition Blu-ray DVD of the animated adventure EPIC, the huge summer hit featuring the voices...
Hero School Clerk In Atlanta School Shooting Scare: Applauding Antoinette Tuff 22 Aug 2013 | 09:01 am
Let us all take a minute to applaud the breath-taking heroism of Antoinette Tuff. In case you haven’t heard, Tuff is the bookkeeper at an elementary school in Decatur, Georgia, named the Ronald McNair...
‘Stand Your Ground’ Ad: Trayvon Martin Shooting, 911 Call, Re-Enacted In Anti-Gun Law Appeal 21 Aug 2013 | 09:01 am
A gun reform advocacy group is taking aim at Stand Your Ground laws nationwide by pushing a chilling ad reenacting the last moments of Trayvon Martin’s life. The PSA, created by the nonprofit group T...
Back To School: It’s Millner. Mrs. Chiles If You’re Nasty (Or My Kid’s Teacher) 20 Aug 2013 | 08:56 am
You should know that I really like my maiden name. Millner is an original—a cut above the standards Miller and Milner, with its extra L and the surprising N. I also happen to think Millner, the ...
Faith and Motherhood: What Does Homeless “Look” Like? A Mom Gives Herself A Reality Check 19 Aug 2013 | 09:01 am
By TRACEY MICHAE’L LEWIS-GIGGETTS Sometimes you just have to check yourself. I know I do. And when I don’t, sometimes God does the checking. For instance, I can easily find myself making snap judgmen...
