Whether you've been married one year or 50, your relationship, unless well managed, is in danger of losing its closeness and intimacy. The work that is required to ensure strong communication, honest interactions, and consistent bonding is not for the light at heart. Couples entering a marriage sometimes do so thinking these key ingredients happen naturally. And, when they … [Read more...]
BMWK Founders Give Marriage Tips on The Today Show
Lamar and Ronnie Tyler, Founders of Blackandmarriedwithkids.com were featured on The Today Show offering some of their keys to a great marriage and discussing what it means to be successful in the workplace and at home. "We do everything as a team. We're a team at work but also at home, you know with raising the kids. So teamwork has been instrumental in our marriage," says … [Read more...]
FREE SINGLES WEBINAR: Positioned To Be Found: Top 5 Ways To Meet Relationship Ready Singles
In the wonderful world of dating, there are soooo many choices. And, like a box of chocolates, you never know what you'll get. While you may be ready to move forward, the woman you've dated the last three months wants to focus on her career. And, when you're expecting a proposal, he's expecting another weekend trip. It can be tough finding the right one who is ready at the … [Read more...]
Now is the Time to Change the Narrative about Black Fatherhood
Combing hair, changing diapers and picking out outfits are things that moms are usually tasked with doing for the children. The internet flew into a frenzy recently, when a photo of a Black man combing his toddler daughter’s hair while standing with his infant daughter strapped into a baby carrier across his chest, went viral. The photo was shared countless times and with it … [Read more...]
BMWK’s Lamar Tyler Talks About Still Standing on Fox 5 DC
Check out the video below of my appearance on DC's Fox 5 Morning News yesterday. I had the opportunity to talk about our new film Still Standing with our great friend Allison Seymour who actually appeared in Happily Ever After. During the interview I was able to make a big announcement. We've added a second show for the DC Area. The new show will take place at 4PM this Saturday … [Read more...]
Making a Dad: Two Parts Old School, Two Parts New
Today my first Huffington Post article is running and it's titled, "Making a Dad: Two Parts Old School, Two Parts New ." Below is an excerpt. Please follow the link to check it out in it's entirety and I'd appreciate any comments, tweets or FB likes that you could provide as well. Thanks BMWK family! From Huffington Post\Black Voices: Recently, I had an amazing opportunity … [Read more...]
BMWK Founders on HLN What Matters: Should Black Women Give Up on Black Men?
This past Friday we made an appearance on CNN's HLN network to respond to recent suggestions that black women should give up on black men by an author who is making the rounds. Below is the video of that conversation. Enjoy. … [Read more...]
AUDIO: BMWK’s Lamar Tyler on the Michael Baisden Show
Recently BMWK Co-Founder Lamar Tyler was a guest on the nationally syndicated Michael Baisden show. Click play below to listen to audio of Lamar on the show. BMWK Co-Founder Lamar Tyler on the Michael Baisden Show 5.23.2011 … [Read more...]
Giveaway: We Loved Universal Orlando Resort and Think You Will Too
WINNERS ARE Chiquita and Radiant! You've been notified and have 24 hours to respond or we'll have to select another winner tomorrow by Lamar Tyler We recently returned from an amazing trip to Orlando, Florida to visit the Universal Orlando Resort. Ronnie and our oldest daughter couldn't make the trip so I went down with my mother and our two youngest girls who are … [Read more...]
Marriage Personified: My Weekend With The Tylers
by Eric Payne During my recent 4-day weekend at Disney World for Disney's Dreamers Academy with Steve Harvey and Essence magazine, I was blessed with an unexpected treat. I got to work alongside Lamar and Ronnie Tyler, the founders of this site. We and several other bloggers were members of the New Media press corps invited to cover the event. Prior to the weekend, Lamar … [Read more...]
RootsTech: A Grandfather by Another Name
by Lamar Tyler As Ronnie mentioned we're in Salt Lake City covering the RootsTech conference for BMWK. The connection between finding your roots and ancestry as an African American male in the middle of Salt Lake City, Utah is not something I would have imagined in any shape or form. Contrary to my initial thoughts that is exactly what happened. I've always had an … [Read more...]
6 Out of 10 Americans Say Marriage Is Not Becoming Obsolete and Other Things the Media Won’t Tell You
by Lamar Tyler Yesterday the web was on fire after a survey on marriage and family was released. The survey which was conducted by the Pew Research Center and Time Magazine was based on interviews with 2,691 adults done by cellphone or landline during the month of October. An Associated Press article that was picked up nationwide blasted, "4 Out of 10 Americans Say Marriage … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Lamar and Ronnie on DC’s Fox 5 Morning News For You Saved Me
Lamar and Ronnie Tyler, creators of the new film You Saved Me discuss the project with Allison Seymour on DC's Fox 5 Morning News. … [Read more...]
AUDIO: Talking “You Saved Me” and Black Marriage Day on Cocoa Mode
Check out the audio from yesterday's Cocoa Mode show with Shawna Renee on Sirius\XM Channel 169. We talked about the release of our new film, You Saved Me and how communities across the country are using Black Marriage Day to change the perception of marriage in the African American community. (Keep checking back, we'll be uploading You Saved Me coverage all day.) … [Read more...]
Have Relationships Between Black Men and Women Changed At All Over The Past 30+ Years?
by Lamar Tyler Yesterday my man Janks Morton posted a link on his Facebook page that blew me away. He linked to a site called Black Informant that had another link to an edition of Ebony magazine from 1977 that focused on the rise of the new black woman. Inside of the pages there was an article that grabbed my attention by Dr. Alvin Poussaint and his wife Ann Ashmore … [Read more...]