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Meet The Young Howard Grad Who May Save Your Child’s Life!

August 31, 2010
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by Lamar Tyler A few months ago I attended an invitation only Minority Tech conference and was lucky enough to meet Jamal Williams, Founder and President of KIDFIT, LLC. Jamal was pitching his product to Venture Capitalists that were assembled in the room and I was immediately impressed with what he was presenting. Jamal, a [...]

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What Relationship Messages Are We Sending Our Children?

August 25, 2010
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By Tiya Cunningham-Sumter My friend asked the question “are single mothers raising their daughters to be single?” She said that question was brought up in the beauty shop (you know we talk about any and everything at the shop). She surprisingly had to admit that she thought she just might be, but not intentionally of [...]

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Expert Tips & Nanny Myths

August 18, 2010
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By Candi Wingate, President www.Nannies4Hire.com If you just read the headlines in American pop culture, you would get the wrong idea about nannies. With books and movies like The Nanny Diaries, lawsuits between celebrity couples and their nanny, or an affair between the nanny and the husband, you might want to run away from the [...]

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Son, Stand When A Lady Enters The Room (Being A Gentleman)

August 12, 2010
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by Tara Pringle Jefferson One of the things that attracted me to my husband was that he was unlike any other guy I’d ever known: He was a gentleman. He would hold the door open for me. He would hold my umbrella when it rained. When we went out to dinner, he would snatch the [...]

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Dr. Madear vs. Dr. MD

August 11, 2010
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By Ayanna Black Last night I found myself in Walgreens searching for medicine that would cure my son’s crazy cough. Typically, I’d call my mom and ask what she thought I should give him. I knew she’d likely give me an old school “Madear” remedy but this time I decided to try to figure it [...]

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Give Dads Credit – They Can Handle Kids, Too!

August 5, 2010
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by Tara Pringle Jefferson Of every one I’ve talked to about my plans to go to grad school, they’ve only had one question: “Who’s going to watch the kids when you’re in class?” “Um….their dad?” I reply, with one eyebrow arched. All these people know I’m married; some are really close friends. My husband has been there [...]

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If Only They Could Stay Little

August 3, 2010
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by Aja Dorsey Jackson I feel like I closed my eyes for a second and all of a sudden my baby girl is a 10-year-old, headed for 5th grade, with only one year left before she crosses over into middle school. Not only does this realization make me feel old ( Me, with a middle [...]

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Is Parenthood All It’s Cracked Up To Be?

July 22, 2010
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by Tara Pringle Jefferson I am in the midst of the Terrible 2′s and Even-Worse 3′s so I might not be the best person to ask. But the interwebs are abuzz with the answer to that question. The recent New York magazine article, “All Joy and No Fun: Why Parents Hate Parenting,” is getting tons of attention, [...]

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justStepdad: The Dad Who Gets To Choose

July 20, 2010
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By Eric Payne Portions of this post originally appeared at MakesMeWannaHoller.com. “Children who live absent their biological fathers are, on average, at least two to three times more likely to be poor, to use drugs, to experience educational, health, emotional and behavioral problems, to be victims of child abuse, and to engage in criminal behavior [...]

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“Mommy, Mommy, Mommy!”

July 12, 2010
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by Tara Pringle Jefferson It all started with ants. It’s summertime and the days are busy. So even though we have a dishwasher, sometimes we go to bed with dishes still in the sink. It happens. So a week ago, I get up in the morning and find ants in the sink. Ugh. I put [...]

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Lessons From My Father

July 6, 2010
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by Delano Squires June was a good month for my father. Both of his children were home for Father’s Day and he celebrated a birthday shortly thereafter. While our relationship has had its fair share of mountains and valleys, my father has taught me many life lessons that have had a lasting impact on me [...]

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