Family

Photo of the Day: I Smile, Through Chaffed Thighs.

I write this piece, dirty and dusty, after 1.5 hours on a cantankerous horse that I think was trying to kill me today on a trail in the Santa Barbara ...
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Lissette Gonzalez and Family Have “HappyR...

Most of the BBWland readers were treated to a follow up interview of Lissette Gonzalez and her fabulous family last year in the Color Blind & Vale...
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Shocking: Do We Support Child Brides Or Child Sexu...

Many in the world were horrified to hear of an 8 year old Yemeni bride named Rawan who died on her wedding night.  The poor little baby’s body ...
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DISGUSTING! Father Beats 13 Year-Old Girl, Mother ...

What I find most disgusting about this video is how the mother is so gleeful in her blood lust, egging this man (is he her father?) to beat her, calli...
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Why Is Everyone Mad At A “Non-Working”...

I find that there are few things that piss off black people more than a stay at home black mother. Not stay at home mother, but stay at home BLACK mot...
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You Tried It: On Unsuitable Men Hiding Behind R...

In my previous article on the whole “gold digger” meme, I said the following: It is really tiring to me when I see people throwing [the wo...
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Talking To My Bi-Racial Kids About Black History M...

On the outside looking in, folks might think being in an interracial marriage means we’re obsessed with discussing race. We’re not. WeR...
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The Sad Story of Sandra Laing: A tale of White Pri...

Have you heard of Sandra Laing? Her story, though originating in apartheid South Africa, will likely resonate with us here.  From the Guardian: The b...
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How About THIS Version of the Cheerios Super Bowl ...

Hey all, check out another version of the Cheerios Super Bowl commercial that’s taking America by storm, featuring The Hubster, and my two young...
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Maxi Me Gets Her Drive On!

Yes, that’s an official driver’s license she’s holding. …And I’m trying to wrap my head around the baby in the back in a...
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In Search Of My Past…Following the Ancestry ...

Growing up, I was always intrigued when my nonblack friends spoke of their ethnic roots. Some were Irish, others were German, Chinese, East Indian, an...
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Perfectly Mixed: “What’s In My Hair...

Excerpt written by Abby Allen, creator of “Perfectly Mixed,” documenting the interracial experience in America through stories and profess...
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Wonderful! Interracial Couple Adopts Kids Across t...

Meet Marilyn Harper, the mother of four children and the proof and personification that love truly has no color. Her and her husband have adopted a Ko...
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Holidays with the “Chocolate Cousins”&...

When it comes to extended family gatherings during the holidays, mixed couples with kids often wrangle with how much exposure they want relatives to h...
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