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12 Black Celebrities Who Were Homeschooled
One of the main benefits of receiving a homeschool education is flexibility. Very often the people who become great at their craft, have had the time and flexibility in their schedule to commit to it. However, flexibility isn’t the only incentive for homeschooling. Reasons and motivations vary among celebrities and homeschooling looks different in each…
➠ Continue ReadingHow My Husband and I Paid off $10, 000 of Consumer Debt in 5 Months
America is a land of opportunity. But if you don’t have a plan, it can also be a land of financial pitfalls. I’ve been consumer debt free for 4 years. The only debt I carry is the mortgage on my home and the student loans that my husband is currently incurring in graduate school. In…
➠ Continue ReadingToni Braxton Charges Her 11 and 12-Year-Old Sons Rent; Would You?
Toni Braxton with sons Denim and Diezel As Toni Braxton does the promo rounds for her new memoir Unbreak My Heart she is speaking more about her life as a mother and entertainer. She’s already shared about her secret abortion, and last week on the Queen Latifah Show she shared that her 11 and 12-year…
➠ Continue Reading11-Year-Old Black Boy Raised by Single Mother Has IQ Higher Than Einstein
This is pretty insane! 11-year-old Ramarni Wilfred has a higher IQ than Albert Einstein, Steven Hawking and Bill Gates! Ramarni, who is raised by single mother Anthea Wilfred in Romford, England, attends a program for brilliant, underprivileged children and was invited by Birbeck University to take an IQ test. Although he initially felt that he…
➠ Continue ReadingI’m a Mommy Who Became Addicted to Candy Crush
It started with my mom. She was in town visiting and looking for a game to play on her new Kindle. She’s in her mid-sixties and her doctor told her that at her age she should play games to keep her mind stimulated. The last time she visited it was crossword puzzles. This time it…
➠ Continue Reading10 Childhood Experiences I Want to Replicate For My Daughter
As my tiny princess journeys towards adulthood, I’ve come to realise that, in spite of my lofty aspirations and idealistic expectations, she will become who she wants to be. It is a hard pill to swallow, but we have to admit that even if we stick to our parenting guns, our children will still choose…
➠ Continue ReadingWhy I Gave My Daughter a Black Name — Despite the Perceived Consequences
As an African-American woman with an unusual name (Dara Tafakari), I know all too well that America is unkind to difference. People have always butchered my name mercilessly. When I got pregnant with my daughter, I considered naming her as my first act of motherhood; I could not afford to mess it up. Black parents…
➠ Continue ReadingToni Braxton Speaks Candidly On Her Abortion: “Is God Punishing Me?”
Whatever your stance is on abortion, the reality is that many women undergo the procedure. From the Center for Disease Control; In 2010, 765, 651 legal induced abortions were reported to CDC from 49 reporting areas. The abortion rate for 2010 was 14.6 abortions per 1, 000 women aged 15–44 years and the abortion ratio…
➠ Continue ReadingI Stopped Using Tampons and Pads and Haven’t Looked Back
By Alicia Barnes, liciabobesha.com When my period started one summer day many years ago, my mom handed me a thick old school pad. I hated it. I felt like I was wearing a giant diaper. It didn’t have wings. It leaked. It made riding a bike impossible. It was gross and squishy. Sorry, I…
➠ Continue Reading10 Healthy and Delicious Dessert Recipes
You’ve just completed a hearty meal in a fine restaurant and the waiter returns with the menu, inviting you to try their decadent-looking desserts. Dessert or no dessert? This is the question that many of us mothers struggle with on a daily or weekly basis; we want to provide treats to satisfy that innate desire for sweetness, but we also have to struggle against the all too common sugar addiction and its accompanying diseases. Today’s Sugary Habits We don’t…
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