Hey mamas! I know I’m sort of late announcing the meet-up for this month. Our awesome Pittsburgh Brown Mamas’ Planning team needed to make sure that we have enough mamas signed-up to ensure our meet-up would be a go. Now that we have 10 moms signed-up to have their photos taken we can announce…
Brown Mamas’ Host Family Photo Drop-In for November
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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 Muffy Falls in Love with Motherhood
I’ve shared many of our mamas stories over the last few months, and have finally decided to share mines. Here’s my motherhood journey. Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing more stories of amazing mamas of color from Pittsburgh. My motherhood journey is not all roses and lollipops, but I’m still kicking and… -
#GoodMama Kamila Lays a Good Foundation through Motherhood
Kamila is one of the courageous moms who stepped up to the challenge of the #GoodMama campaign and is sharing her mothering journey with the world. Having recently dropped her oldest son off at college, she has reached a milestone that, I’m sure, at one time seemed impossible. Kamila’s story goes to show that when moms… -
Pittsburgh Brown Mamas Makeup N’ Martini Pictures are Here!!!
Hey mamas! It’s been a whole month since our Makeup N’ Martini Launch Party. Thank you ladies so much for attending and participating in the introduction of Pittsburgh Brown Mamas to the city! During the party, over 75 mamas had their makeup done, participated in the #GoodMama ceremony and sipped wine and gossiped (courtesy of… -
#GoodMama Syreeta Feels Established in Motherhood
Reading over Syreeta’s #goodmama journey I couldn’t help, but notice the parallels between her story, my story and the many stories I’ve heard over the last few weeks. Words full of shame, mixed with moments of joy, the hardwork, the pain and the emergence of feelings so deep and thoroughly real that they could only be… -
Need More Girlfriends? 3 Tips to Attract Great Friendships
So, maybe you just had a baby. Maybe you’ve outgrown some of your friends. Maybe you just got married, and need to find other couples to relate to. Regardless of what the reason is, everyone needs good friends. But depending on your stage in life, and your track record, you may not be sending the… -
Join the #GoodMama Movement
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… -
Living With Soul : Do Black Women Have a Competition Problem [WATCH]
“Living with Soul” is a bi-weekly show that airs every other Sunday on BrownMamas.com. The purpose of this show is to help moms-of-color live their lives in a way that is worthy of their children’s admiration. -
Babysitting Rules 101 For Moms Dropping Their Kids Off
Babysitting rules are essential if you are like me and are known in your family as the one who loves the kids. Yes, Muffy luv the kids. So it’s no surprise when I get a last-minute babysitting request and in attempt to give my children the same experiences of having a sleepover with cousins who pee the bed…