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As the holiday shopping window closes, options are becoming scarce but that doesn’t mean that all hope is lost. There are still a lot of…

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Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I took a trip down south to hang out with the in-laws. It was a great chance to get away from…

By now, everyone knows the story of how a teenager in a South Carolina classroom was pulled out of a chair onto the floor by…

Omar Epps, actor and poet, is shining a bright light on a critical issue that he believes is responsible for increased child poverty and high…

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Just the other day while on a walk with Liam, I heard a woman not too far from us scream “N***a, you must got me…

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This week, many mothers and and supporters celebrated National Breastfeeding Day.  Judging from the social media banter, the topic of breastfeeding is still one that…

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My editor has been asking me since I first started writing this column to talk about what it’s like being a young, Black stay-at-home dad.…

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The kids are back in school and before you know it, department stores will beat us all in the head with their in-store holiday playlists.…

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There’s nothing funnier than what happens when two or more thugged-out looking guys walk past each other with babies. Throw in all the infant care…

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Before the days of social media and smartphone popularity, I remember when people carried photos of their children in wallets and purses. Whenever the topic…

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Before my son was born, I subscribed wholeheartedly to the idea of whooping my kids when I had them. I grew up with Southern parents…

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I’m Black, female, and a product of a two-parent household – this shouldn’t be an anomaly. Thanks to my dad, I can charm or argue…