In a perfect world, we’d all have a voice, a forum or platform to give wings to our thoughts, ideas and concerns. We’re not there yet. But we are getting closer, thanks to web sites like BlackAmericaWeb.com that host webisodes like “Mamas Gone Wild.” We realize that not only do we have limited resources for […]

Finally, it is back-to-school time for many children, but more importantly, it’s back-to-school time for parents as well! It should be an ecstatic time for everyone, but here in Texas, buying back-to-school supplies can put a damper on all that excitement. In a state whose motto is “Everything is Bigger,” so is school shopping. It […]

Her name is Mae Phillips, but I called her Mama Mae. She died on July 31 at the age of 103. She barely weighed 100 pounds – even in her prime – but I was and always will be in awe of the woman who was my grandmother. She was a force to be reckoned […]

If you listen to or watch any talk shows, the topic of discussing sex with your kids will come up. There are a lot of schools of thought on this – one is to start discussing the facts early in age-appropriate language that they can relate to. The other is to wait until they ask […]

Whether you need someone to help you move furniture at 2 p.m. or move the earth at 2 a.m., it’s good to have friend you can call on. Friends with benefits – those benefits being sex with no strings attached – is the theme of two new movies (one coming out this weekend) and will […]

Most of the focus this weekend is on the multi-billion dollar franchise film, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part Two.” But there is another film that hits the big screen this weekend that has been making quite a bit of noise at film festivals over the past year. Based on the book “Chanda’s Secrets” […]

According to a recent story, more women in New York City are substituting alcohol and prescription meds for weed. And it turns out a lot of these women are moms in need of finding new ways to just to make it through the day. Now, on the question of whether raising children can sometimes drive […]

There comes a point in every parent’s life when it hits you that you aren’t just raising babies, but you have created a person. For me, I think it was when my oldest son received the Conductor (student) of the Year Award at school. Of course, having him recognized by a panel of teachers as […]

R-rated DVDs. No curfew. And overnight company. Yes, a lot of us will behave like teenagers going off to college when our kids leave for the summer. And like anxious teens, a lot of us will raise our expectations way too high, imagining ourselves having more time, more fun and more … um, everything … […]

The fact that spring is the most popular season for weddings may be a cruel trick because a lot of newlyweds are going to be forced to make some big decisions their first three-day weekend as a married couple. Last year, their biggest decision was probably which big holiday weekend movie they would see, and […]

So, we had our own conversation about education at the Mamas Gone Wild Live Blog Party Sunday night as we watched Soledad O’Brien’s CNN special “Education in America: Don’t Fail Me.” Even though Soledad didn’t really explore many of the issues black parents deal with – violence in schools, vouchers, low test scores, etc. – […]

Dreaming is easy. Making those come true is what takes work. But when done right, the work can be fun and rewarding. Oprah Winfrey says she doesn’t believe in failure; it’s not a failure if you enjoyed the process. I agree with that observation. But most of all, I’m glad to see that she acknowledges […]