Essential Books for Young Adults Navigating Life

Essential Books for Young Adults Navigating Life

November 26th, 2023

Raising Boys | Raising Teenagers

Navigating Adulthood: Essential Books for Young Adults Giving our son books for young adults was a crucial part of his transition to adulthood mostly because he did not want to listen to us. This period is so critical in shape his future that we couldn’t just depend on us, his parents, to be his only…
Big List of Charter Schools in Pittsburgh

October 17th, 2023

Education | Pittsburgh | Raising Boys

Charter schools in Pittsburgh offer a diverse range of educational experiences designed to meet the unique needs of their student populations. From focusing on environmental sustainability to integrating technology into the curriculum, these institutions provide alternatives to traditional public schooling. Especially beneficial for communities seeking specialized educational frameworks, charter schools in Pittsburgh can often afford…
Brown Mamas is hiring

August 16th, 2021

Raising Boys

We are growing! Brown Mamas is searching for team members to build the value and connectivity of our organization. Brown Mamas exist to elevate the collective Black mothering experience through tribe-building. We do this by creating online and offline safe spaces for our mothers, delivering innovative programming, connecting them with health, education and financial service…
The BEST Dating Tips for Black Couples

January 18th, 2021

Raising Boys

How can you tell if the person you are dating is wasting your time, or worth the wait.
Is that your kid’s personality or do they have middle child syndrome?

January 17th, 2021

Raising Boys | Uncategorized

Think your kid has middle child syndrome? It’s possible. I’m not a middle child, but I was raised by one, lived with one and now have one. Let me tell you my little middle surprises me everyday. I used to think my middle sister was just crazy, or had middle child syndrome. My younger sister and…
5 Mindfulness Books for Black Women

November 10th, 2020

Raising Boys

Mindfulness books for black women are pretty easy to find in a Google search, but books for mindful moms that happen to be Black can be a little more tricky. Oftentimes, mindfulness for Black moms has to take into consideration the societal implications of our blackness and the systemic racial insecurities we’ve had to deal…
Too Close for Quarantine, A Story to Fuel Your Coronacation

April 21st, 2020

Raising Boys | SheQuarantines

Over the next 5 days, we will be publishing stories that chronicle how Black mothers in Pittsburgh are experiencing and dealing with the COVID-19 outbreak and subsequent quarantine. Follow us using #BrownMamas and #SHEQuarantines on social media. Story One: Too Close for Quarantine I went to bed mad as hell last Thursday. I was pissed…
Mom Win: 5 MLK Videos for Kids

January 19th, 2020

Raising Boys

These MLK videos for kids are not an entire lesson plan on African history from start to finish (keep scrolling you’ll find something like that), but they are a great way to introduce our national hero, Martin Luther King, Jr. to your kids. Looking for something to make you feel like you did something of…
How Our Family is Creating Memories & Traditions with Pittsburgh Theater

October 17th, 2019

Pittsburgh | Raising Boys | Sponsored

For the last five years, my boys and I have been creating memories and building bonds by attending various plays and performances at The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust theaters and venues. I took my oldest son to see The Lion King in 2008, this year I had the full circle moment of taking my younger sons…
The Morning Ritual That Centers My Momlife

September 29th, 2019

Mama Motivation | Raising Boys | Uncategorized

My morning ritual of making my bed every morning, listening to a motivational message while I’m getting dressed and taking 5 minutes to meditate has CHANGED my life. I’ve been every type of mom that you can think of. I’ve been a stay-at-home mom, a working mom, a mompreneur, a broke mom and a middle-class…