5 Ways to Dress for Pregnancy Without Buying Expensive Maternity Clothes
Pregnant at 16 weeksDuring my first three pregnancies I struggled GREATLY with maternity clothes. No one ever explained to me that you should buy maternity clothes according to your normal size and that the only difference in maternity clothes is that you have more room in your belly area. Because I didn’t know this during…
➠ Continue ReadingThese Disney Princesses Redrawn as Women of Color are Incredible!
Graphic designer TT of LetThereBeDoodles has reimagined Disney princesses as women of color and we are loving it! The images have gone viral since she posted them to her Tumblr page. In an interview with E Online, TT explained that her reason for doing it was not political; There wasn’t really any rhyme or reason…
➠ Continue ReadingWas Your Pregnancy Planned or a Surprise?
*This post originally went up in September. I’m re-posting because it’s a great discussion I’d love to continue!* Hello Mommies! Today I’d love to hear how your pregnancies came about! My pregnancy was a super surprise! My husband and I had only been married for about 18 months, and were coming off of a very…
➠ Continue Reading5 Fun and Easy Science Experiments You Can Do at Home With Your Kids
Reports show that black children lag behind in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), but this fact doesn’t have to intimidate you. Science is everywhere, and there are many ways you can introduce it to your little one. Try these 5 simple and fun experiments (and you likely have all the materials you need right…
➠ Continue ReadingHow Do I Moisturize My 1-Year-Old’s Perpetually Dry Hair?
Trichologist Dr. Kari Williams is a fan of Baby and Blog and has agreed to answer your hair questions as they arrive! If you have a baby/child hair related question that you want answered, email leila@babyandblog.com and I will pass it along! Here’s a question from Nikkia in Alabama. I would like to know what to use…
➠ Continue ReadingWhat Strangers Shouldn’t Say to My Interracial Family That Doesn’t “Match”
By Alicia Barnes, liciabobesha.com When I was pregnant, I felt sorry for my husband. I knew our child was going to be brown, lighter than me but still brown like me. I knew he was going to have thick curls that turned into an afro before he could even hold his own head up….
➠ Continue ReadingFeminist Scholar bell hooks Calls Beyonce a Terrorist for Her Impact on Young Girls
A few days ago The New School university in New York hosted a panel discussion entitled “Are You Still a Slave” with black thinkers and activists, including feminist scholar bell hooks. The discussion focused on how black women are portrayed in the media. At one point the talk turned to Beyonce’s recent Time Magazine cover,…
➠ Continue ReadingPregnancy Ruined My Hair in a Major Way
It’s been almost two years since I had my baby, and my hair is still recovering. Sure, I had heard about the postpartum shed, but I never thought about how it’d impact my thin, easy to break, super slow to grow natural hair. The hormones of pregnancy disrupt the normal shedding cycle of hair. This…
➠ Continue Reading7 Ways to Get Your Husband to Help With Housework
My husband taking down my son’s cornrowsMy household is not traditionally set up. My husband works part time and attends graduate school, while I work (slightly overtime) as the primary breadwinner. This means that we’re both *very* busy, no one has “more time” than the other. So when it comes household chores, we HAVE to…
➠ Continue ReadingAutistic 6-Year-Old Black Boy is the Youngest to Attend Oxford University
Spotted this online and had to share. This is pretty crazy! Via Clutch Magazine; At six years old, most of us were in the first grade. But Joshua Beckford had the unique opportunity to study at Oxford University. The now home-schooled eight-year-old – who’s too advanced for a standard curriculum – excels in math, foreign…
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