By Martavia Wynn Last month, I uploaded this photo of my growing family. My intentions were to announce to my relatives and friends that we were expecting a new baby in March 2017. It was a successful announcement, and to my surprise, it went viral and was shared hundreds of thousands of times across multiple social media platforms. I was somewhat blown away by the … [Read more...]
More Than Slaves: “Underground” Celebrates Black Heroes In New Series
What do you tell your kids about the history of slavery in the United States? In recent years we’ve seen Hollywood’s perspective on history, telling stories from The Help to 12 Years a Slave with the perspective of Blacks as victims, inferior, or struggling to get by unless aided by a white savior. However, in early 2016, WGN America’s new series “Underground” is looking to … [Read more...]
5 Goals Every Black Family Must Set for the New Year
This past week I have had the honor and privilege of traveling to California with my son and visiting some of the best Universities in the world. I call our father-son time together, the California Dreaming by Plane, Train and Automobile Tour. As proud and excited that I am to be the father of a son who has the academic and extracurricular background to make him a qualified … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Dad Raps To Beat Of Fetal Heartbeat Monitor During Wife’s Labor
Glad to see he was able to get his wife to laugh while in labor - that's no easy task! To learn more about the couple behind the video, check out our interview with Charles and Melanie McDaniels. … [Read more...]
Black Male-Female Relationships: Let's End The Civil War
by Dr. Shane Perrault, Currently only 32% of our Black children are born into two parent families in America. In slavery and up through the 1960's those numbers were in the low 80%s. These numbers are scary, and suggest black men and women are in the midst of a Civil War. And it's gotta end. First to my sisters, you undoubtedly have had some very hurtful experiences … [Read more...]