Credit: Yummymummyclub.ca I work hard to create a print rich environment for Biker Boy because, well, I love to read and I want to pass it on to him. It also helps that the research shows that access to books has a positive effect on children’s motivation to read but sometimes there can be too […]

When children are deprived of the opportunity to lose, they are robbed of the biggest lesson they need to succeed in life: how to get up from defeat. More here……

Credit: Joyosity Our children are almost fifty percent more likely to be obese than non-black children. The Children’s Defense Fund cites two possible causes — physical environment and lifestyle. The physical environment of black children tends to preclude an active lifestyle, which reduces the likelihood of obesity. The biggest contributor to obesity, for both children […]

By now you’ve probably seen Norweigen WAG, Caroline Berg’s, picture or “selfie” which is a picture, often sexy, that a person has taken of themselves to post to social media. What made this selfie go viral is that she posted the image just four days after giving birth. Let me start by saying that I […]

Credit: Ryan Fung A study of the top-scoring 100 black basketball players in the NBA found that a majority of its players are from wealthy, two-parent homes. More…..

I tend to pass on a lot of information about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs because I am concerned that black children, especially black girls, are underrepresented in the hard sciences. In fact, the situation is so dire for all Americans that President Obama has repeatedly discussed the need for more STEM teachers […]