The news that Pam Bryant, Kobeâs Bryant’s mother, is trying to sell a million dollars worth of Kobeâs memorabilia apparently left with her has opened up yet another chapter of the Byrant saga, which has been fraught with a family turmoil on both sides, a rape case, a divorce filing that was then dropped and […]
Relationships ainât easy for anyone but in the Black community they are often challenged by racism, sexism and financial pressures. Those themes are examined in a new book “Where Did Our Love Go?: Love and Relationships in the African-American Community.” The book is a collection of essays that cover being single, married and divorced from a […]
âIt is easier to raise strong children than repair broken men.â â Frederick Douglass Douglass said those words years ago, but their wisdom is timeless. Watching DMX on the latest episode of âIyanla, Fix My Life,â I was reminded of them. The rapper/actor, born Earl Simmons, agreed to appear on the show at the urging […]
Black folks love a good movie and over the years, weâve had plenty that deal with all kind of Black families â from the slightly dysfunctional to the all-out crazy. (Or as Kanye would say, cray-cray.) In honor of Black History Month and with the Oscars on tap this weekend (Good luck Denzel!) we had […]
When you go to the grocery store to do some major food shopping, how long is it before you find yourself having to go back to do it all again? Itâs tough when you canât seem to make stuff last as long as you would like. But Iâve found some great ways of stretching our […]
With an ever growing problem of debt in this country, it is vital for us as parents to break this vicious cycle. We need to…
It’s a home within a home – and it could be coming soon to a home near you. Builders across the country are revamping home designs to meet the needs of a growing number of Americans who are now living with extended family. The number of so-called multi-generational households – where adults are living with […]
