Rising Body Count In Baltimore Proves We Have To Face Our Own Problems
Murders are on the rise in Baltimore and arrests by police are down. One possible reason: Cops are making fewer arrests, part of a deliberate…
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A Hairy Situation For Dads With Daughters
Every day, Liam and I go out for a walk around the neighborhood. It gives him a chance to get away from the TV, gadgets…
Tweet The President: Barack Obama Gets His Own Twitter Account
President Barack Obama finally has his own Twitter account. “Hello, Twitter! It’s Barack,” his first tweet read Monday. “Really! Six years in, they’re finally giving…
Kid-Proof Tech Adults Can Use
Just because you’re a parent doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy being productive. Since I’m still the gadget junkie that I was before my little…
Sorry, Haters, Marilyn Mosby Is Not Going Away
Marilyn Mosby is under fire again, this time for attending a Prince concert. Critics are accusing Mosby, the Baltimore State’s Attorney, of crossing the line…
Michelle Obama’s Tuskegee Speech Reveals Hurt Black Women Experience From Stereotyping
First Lady Michelle Obama stood on the stage at Tuskegee University and told her truth. In a passionate and candid speech, the First Lady told…
You’re Never Too Young To Celebrate Mother’s Day
Babies have the easiest Mother’s Day job of all because all they have to do is show up. Literally, a baby can offer their mom…
Baltimore Mayor Does The Right Thing Asking For DOJ To Probe Police
Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is getting tough on criminals, even if the offenders are wearing badges and dressed in blue: She is asking the U.S.…
Black Women Lead The Way In Freddie Gray Case
It took three formidable black women to lead the quest for justice for Freddie Gray. Coincidence or serendipity? Marilyn Mosby, the 35-year-old Baltimore City prosecutor,…
Guppy Love
Before my son even turned a year old, women fascinated him. Around the time he began interacting with people other than my wife, family and…
Can’t Take You Nowhere
I’ve always heard from other parents and people that are familiar with young children that kids have a keen sense of the most embarrassing moments…
Loretta Lynch Is Finally Confirmed: What Can She Accomplish?
It’s about time. After five months in political limbo, Loretta Lynch was confirmed Thursday as the first African American female U.S. Attorney General and will…