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For Mentees Eligibility & Energy Exchange If you are a mom who: The GrowMamaGrow Mentoring program is right for you. If selected, during the 12-week program you will receive THE MENTORSHIP IS CLOSED FOR 2022 PLEASE CHECK BACK FREQUENTLY FOR THE NEXT COHORT During the 12-week program, Brown Mamas’ expects mentees to: During this cohort,…

New to Pittsbugh?

Brown Mamas’ Welcomes You to Pittsburgh! So, you’ve moved to the Steel City with kids in tow.  I know the feeling.  When my husband and I returned to the ‘Burgh with our 3 boys, I wasn’t sure where to turn either.   Well, you’re in the right place. Moms moving to Pittsburgh can count on…

Gardening and Learning to Trust Black Children

Homeschooling and gardening are two things that come natural to the Mendoza household. I started gardening with my kids back in 2013. It would be about 18 months later that I pulled my kids out of school and began homeschooling my three boys full-time. There is something freeing about growing your own food. The realization…

5 Things to Do with Kids in Pittsburgh-Sept. 9-10

Looking for things to do with your kids in Pittsburgh this glorious weekend of September 9th to 11th?  You’re in the right place. Here is Brown Mamas weekend round-up of 5 events to attend with your kids in Pittsburgh this weekend. STEMPower in the Park Imagine, design and create at the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh’s…

Why Pittsburgh Brown Mamas Rocked in 2015!

Pittsburgh Brown Mamas is not just a Facebook group.  Okay, well maybe it is in some ways, our private Facebook group is definitely were we do most of our communicating.  However, we meet-up all the time and have accomplished quite a few things in the past two years of becoming “official.”  This group of women has…

#GoodMama Debra Makes Motherhood Proud

Have you ever heard of the phrase “cute as a button.” Well I would use that to describe Debra, but she’s so much more than that.  Just this week we were at African dance class at Sankofa Village and Debra was dancing with her baby on her back (Yes, a one-year-old baby on her back…

Pittsburgh’s Top Black Mommy Bloggers

Our list of Pittsburgh Black Mom bloggers are moms who give the real deal on parenting in-color in the Steel City region.  Mama bloggers are a unique bread of people. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting most of these women, and they have interesting perspectives, are doing an excellent job at parenting kid-first and can…