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Pre-K has been a breeze for us and the boy is officially ready for kindergarten in the Fall. So far, he doesn’t have any homework. But we still have challenges like explaining to him what it means to be African-American when he distinctly knows there’s a difference between and America. …

This week my video blog in support of Baltimore Mom, Toya Graham, went viral!  A cell phone video captured her chasing her son away from the Baltimore riot scene after she found him with a rock in his hand, ready to confront police. She slapped him several times and used …

As the parents of a Black son, we are guarded and careful to make sure that he behaves. Not just because good behavior makes it easier on us, but because one day A.J. will go out into the world as a young Black man. He’ll be stereotyped and judged and …

I recently appeared on HLN’s The Daily Share cable TV show to talk about new research showing almost half of Black American families have NO emergency savings fund. It’s also a disappointing trend for American families, in general, who tend to live paycheck to paycheck. The Neighborhood Works America survey new study …

Planning birthday parties are the new parenting land mines! Every time I see a social media post from friend who’s planning their child’s party, they seem stressed out. There are a lot of twists, turns and things to navigate. Who should pay for additional guests who come to birthday parties? At …