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Dec 19

How To Raise Pro-Black Kids: Reprogramming Your Anti-Blackness

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Photo by Kiana Bosman on Unsplash How To Raise Pro-Black Kids: Reprogramming Your Anti-Blackness By Veronica Wells-Puoane of NoSugarNoCreamMag.com Originally published on MadameNoire.com Last year, Gabrielle Union shared an interesting anecdote on an Essence Festival panel about her sons and their preference for lighter-skinned women. When she asked the sons she’s raising with Dwyane Wade who were the women they…

Sep 21

Oprah Winfrey Shares Intimate Last Moments With Her Mother

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by Charise Frazier via MadameNoire.com Oprah Winfrey is opening up about the last days she spent with her mother before she died on Thanksgiving day. Winfrey’s mother Vernita Lee, 83, died on November 22 after a long battle with diabetes, the media mogul revealed. Lee passed away at home in Milwaukee. Winfrey also revealed her deepest thoughts and fears knowing…

Dec 18

Is It Wrong To Call Your Kids The N Word?

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By Veronica Wells If someone decided to conduct an experiment to determine the most-used word in my vocabulary, I would tell them to save their time and energy. I can answer that question myself. The word is n*gga. I can hear the disappointed groans from those of you who argue that we should’ve buried the word a few years ago.…

Sep 21

Take the Mystery Out of Co-Parenting With These Do’s and Don’ts

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Swizz Beatz, wife Alicia Keys, Ex-wife Mashonda & Kids By Mwabi Kaira No one sets out thinking they will raise their kids by co-parenting, but life happens. Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith and Sheree Zampino have been the faces of the co-parenting and blended family for over 2 decades now. More celebrity couples have joined the ranks including Neyo, wife Crystal…

Sep 21

Folks Wanna Call CPS on Dad Pretending to Arrest His Baby

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Screenshot of video By Onicia Muller There's a one-minute clip of an adult male pretending to arrest a baby. A small fraction of Twitter users replied in-thread that police or Child Protective Services (CPS) should be involved. A larger portion seemed to view the role-play as a joke. As always, I have mixed thoughts about the situation. Mainly, was it…