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Ahmed Mohammed: Another Black Boy Guilty Until Proven Guilty
This morning, I read the story of Ahmed Mohamed and his clock that he took to school and was arrested for suspicion of making a bomb and it's been bothering me all day. I can imagine that he packed...
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Parenting Redux: 12 Things I Would've Done Differently With My Kids
I am grateful for all that I have: amazing kids, wonderful husband, rewarding career, outstanding community. And I don’t regret things in my life. But I know if I could, I would go back and do some...
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Teenagers and the Cocoon Years
You may or may not know that I'm a proud mum of three, but if you were to flick back through some of my old blog posts you'd be forgiven for thinking there were only two special boys in my life. As...
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#Hollaback: Why I Talked to My Young Daughter About Street Harassment
My daughter A just turned 13. Even as a newborn, she embodied a quiet strength that seemed to float in her hazel eyes as she watched the world around her. It's a strength that, over the years, has been...
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Real Talk: 10 Things You Need to Know About Parenting a Teenager
I don't want to scare anyone yet to reach this wonderful phase of childhood or rein doom and gloom on the world of being the proud owner of a teenager, but I think that it's time there was some honesty...
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When Protecting Black Boys Is At the Cost of Black Girls
As I'm walking down the street, I witness a young couple getting into a verbal altercation and screaming match. They stop walking as the boy is trying to get the girls attention by holding on to her....
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Should Schools Ban Ethnic Halloween Costumes?
Every Halloween, there are blog posts and memes begging people not to turn someone else’s culture into a costume. You know… the Indian squaw, the geisha, the terrorist, the pimp or “ho”… really, pretty...
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Are Kids Ever Too Old to Trick-or-Treat?
I see you: finger hesitant on my doorbell and costume half-hearted.I see you: never alone, the safety in numbers, fearing a monster much different than that which scares ghouls a full head or more...
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5 Reasons Why Parallel Parenting Works Better Than Co-Parenting
We are not those folks.Those folks who are divorced and who have kids and who can actually mumble a "hello" to each other and actually mean it.Those folks who are divorced, remarried and invite each...
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One Mom's Honest Reaction to Her Son Coming Out as Gay
Originally written on October 7, 2015. I had no answer to the question. I didn't think I'd need one.So let's backtrack a little bit: A little over 15 years ago, our first, beautiful baby boy was born....
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