Righting a wrong that made headlines across the country earlier this year, charges have officially been dismissed against the Black mother from Arizona who left her kids in a motel room so that she was able to go to work. Ny Magee of TheGrio reported on the case, which ultimately…
Tag: Parenting
Connecticut Governor Signs New Landmark Bill Enhancing Parental Rights for Same-Sex Couples With Children
LGBTQ families in Connecticut have more to be proud of — and to celebrate — than ever before thanks to a new bill signed by the state’s Democratic governor. Mark Pazniokas of The CT Mirror reported that on Tuesday, June 1, Gov. Ned Lamont ushered in Pride month in his…
Dwyane Wade Defends Photo of Family at Pride Parade After Hate from Trolls
Former NBA star Dwyane Wade was busy with basketball in April 2019 when his family went to a Miami Beach Pride parade in support of his young son, Zion. But he gave a shout out to his family on social media. On his Instagram story, he shared photos of his family…
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade Cheer on Son at Miami Pride Parade
It’s no secret that actress, Gabrielle Union, and her husband, basketball star Dwyane Wade, take parenting healthy well-adjusted, happy children seriously. Union along with her daughter Kaavia and two stepsons, Zion and Zaire Wade and other Union Wade family members like Wade’s son Xavier Zechariah, 5, and nephew Dahveon Morris,…
Archived: Death of a Parent Has Multi-Generational Impact: New York Life Foundation Survey
When a child experiences the death of a parent, that loss often has a multi-generational impact tangibly shaping parenting decisions that occur decades later, according to new survey results from the New York Life Foundation. In the survey, a strong majority (71%) of adults who had lost a parent growing…
Archived: Tina Fey Shares Her Success as a Working Mom with David Letterman
Despite her many awards and achievements in film and television, Tina Fey remains humble, a humbling perhaps brought in part by raising two young daughters. Fey was recently awarded the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award in honor of her leadership and work on behalf of women in Hollywood, joining a a…
Archived: Ending the Myth of Absent Black Fatherhood
By Michael Nam Photo by Shutterstock In 2013, the CDC released its National Health Statistics Report data regarding the involvement that fathers had with their children. Interestingly, the report showed that Black fathers were often more engaged with their children than their white and non-white Hispanic counterparts countering many of…
Archived: Celebrity Dad Demands Diaper-Changing Stations in Men's Rooms
By Michael Nam Actor Ashton Kutcher is known for playing a stoner teenager and a reality-television prankster, but he would also like to be known as a responsible dad. The celebrity posted his dissatisfaction with public men’s rooms for fatherly duties via Facebook, offering incentives for future changes. Confining diaper-changing…
Archived: Catholic Bishop Compares Homosexuality to Spina Bifida, Down Syndrome
By Michael Nam On the Irish radio program Newstalk Breakfast, a Catholic bishop expressed some harsh sounding views of gays and gay parents, in particular. The Bishop of Elphin, Kevin Doran, insisted that the ideal model for parenting involved a mother and a father. When pressed on the fact that…