Science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, has been talked about a lot over the last couple of years. This is mostly because the U.S. trails behind almost every other developed nation in STEM-related knowledge. As consumers though, we’re doing the damn thang. We line up for days and camp out overnight to buy the […]
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 a white, male officer. That officer, Ben Fields, has since been fired from the the school. But what amazed many people is that the incident happened in a classroom taught […]
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 incarceration rates: fatherless children. I’m glad Epps is addressing this topic in such a profound way. Epps is the Executive Producer of a bold new documentary called Daddy Don’t Go, […]
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 f***d up. I’ll f*** you up if you ask me that s*** again!” I just figured it was some dude getting out of line and being straightened out. What I […]
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 sparks controversy. Not that breastfeeding is a bad thing of course, but doing it in public has been a point of debate for far too long. One one hand, the […]
When kids are young, they like to bounce around like pinballs by grade school some start to settle into a sedentary lifestyle. There are video games out aimed to keep kids moving, but let’s be real, how often does your kid beg for the latest dancing title? Raising healthy kids is a big deal for most […]
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.…
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. I didn’t address it initially since I felt too inexperienced at the time to speak on it. But after two years of being a dad, I finally feel like I’m […]
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. Since molding a small, energetic savage into a responsible adult is job where you never get a vacation, I’ve pulled together a few of the parent and kid-friendly gadgets that […]
A general rule for dealing with a toddler is to not laugh when they do something bad, even if your sides are about to split open from the ridiculousness of a situation. It sounds like common sense, but there was a time when I didn’t know any better. I’d see a mom wrestling with her […]
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 accessories (diaper bag, pacifier, toys, etc.) and you’ve got the Oscars of people watching. What usually happens when the guys notice each other is they immediately establish their anti-intimidation posture. […]
If there’s one thing that I’ve learned during my stint so far as a parent is that most people have no clue what they’re talking about when it comes to kids. Some people may very well have good intentions but it’s my suspicion that most others are flapping their dumpster lids about something they’ve read […]
