4 Good Manners that Black Children Rock At!

4 Good Manners that Black Children Rock At!

October 10th, 2014

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Here are a few of the good manners my mom taught me. Sit up straight? Get your hands out of your mouth? If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say nothin’ at all. While the headlines will have us brown mamas thinking that Black kids are a mess, and none of our babies…
Cold Weather Purse Survival Kit

October 1st, 2014

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As you may have heard, winter is coming, and there’s nothing worse than being outside with cold and dry hands, or having no tissue when you’re kid just sneezed a whole snot bubble. Let’s try to avoid those little annoying and embarrassing mishaps this autumn by keeping our right-shoulder ladies equipped with these cold-weather necessities. 1. Lip…
3 Things Black People Forget to Teach Their Kids

September 5th, 2014

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We try to teach our kids the best we can. But, as a Brown Mamas oftentimes its easy to feel like you’re in a crazy mouse maze without a map. You’re teaching lessons and feel like you’ve hit a brick wall when you don’t get the desired outcome. But, let’s face it through our own…
#GoodMama Belle: Loving, Caring & Compassionate

August 14th, 2014

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Cousin Belle has been a staple in my life since birth. She is one of the many women who has nurtured me into womanhood and eventually motherhood. When I was with child at 19, and anticipating the birth of my first beautiful baby boy, Belle rubbed my belly as often as she could and gave…
#GoodMama De’Saundra Lives Up to Motherhood’s Expectations

August 8th, 2014

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De’Saundra is one of my mommy mentors. We work together at American Urban Radio Networks and during the time we were on the morning shift together, she was more like my mom than my supervisor. She gave me words of encouragement and wisdom, and I really look up to her. I love the way she handles…
#GoodMama Marsha Turns Motherhood into an Exciting Event

August 4th, 2014

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Our #goodmama campaign continues this time with a special friend I made while beginning my motherhood journey in the nation’s Big Apple. I met Marsha as a member of Mocha Moms Queens Chapter. Which is really where my journey toward BrownMamas.com began. Marsha was all smiles and loveliness back then and she continues to be….
Ready for the Fight to End? 4 Argument Icebreakers for Couples

July 29th, 2014

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So the argument is over. You realize it really wasn’t that big of a deal in the first place, but both of you are waiting for one another to make the first step forward. I know. I’ve been there. As much as you want to get back to the normalcy of hugs, kisses and slaps…
Join the #GoodMama Movement

July 24th, 2014

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BrownMamas.com created the #goodmama movement because we are fed up with African-American moms being depicted as lazy, mean, insensitive, crazy and most of all unloving. We want to show the world that African-Americans moms can and are excelling at raising children. Every week until Sept. 13th we will be highlighting two African-American moms who are…
4 Ways to Trick Your Man into Losing Weight

July 22nd, 2014

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A great deal of what a man does is determined by what he does, and does not, eat. Think about it like this, most men watch the game and do what? They eat. Hence all of the hoopla around game-day snacks. Other times men come home from work and what’s the first thing they…
#GoodMama Latifa Gives her ALL to Motherhood

July 17th, 2014

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1. When did you first become a mom and how did it make you feel? I first became a mom in 2000, and I felt amazing. I loved holding my son close and cherished looking in his eyes. I loved his toothless smile too! I was devoted to him at all cost and I realized I…