By Brandy black Raising kids in a modern family with two moms, it is often difficult — okay, near impossible — to find children’s TV programs or films that feature families like ours. But it doesn’t stop there. We’ve also noticed a lack in TV and film featuring other diverse families or with characters that […]
By Halina Newberry Grant My three-year-old daughter and I were sitting at a table in our favorite neighborhood restaurant a few weeks ago, and there was another mom and her son—also three—sitting at the end of the table, both white. As they do, the kids were squirming in their seats, eye-balling each other and waiting […]
By Brandy Black This week holds a lot of significance in the United States. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was on Monday, a day in which we remember America’s Civil Rights past and all that MLK taught us. MLK Day combined with the inauguration this weekend brings up some major concerns for me as a […]
By Rachel Garlinghouse Every December, my kids and I have the same discussion, and it all boils down to one question: “Is Santa pink or brown?” This year, the Mall of America has answered: Santa can be brown. For the first time ever, the mall will host an African American Santa. According to CBS, Landon […]
By Alex Temblador In a recent video featured on Mitu, titled “An Ode to Being Blaxican,” a grandmother starts off by saying, “Be proud of who you are. Black, brown, it don’t matter. You are both, and don’t let nobody tell you any different.” It’s not too hard to fall in love with this woman! […]
By Miriam Genao Are you her nanny? Are you babysitting her? Who are her parents? Those are the questions I’ve been asked when out in public with my daughter, Jailani. Normally people start the conversation by complimenting my daughter and asking her age, and then they drop the much anticipated question,”Are you her nanny?” You […]
By Alex Temblador You hear it sometimes: “I want my kids to be raised in diverse environments.” It’s an easy thing to say, but another thing to do. For one, it’s sometimes difficult for parents to find diverse environments, especially those that live in small towns or cities with a mostly homogeneous population. For other […]
By Miriam Genao As parents, all we want is the best for our children. We want them to excel in any and everything they do. It’s my job as their mother to make sure that happens. I envision certain things for them based on their personalities, athleticism, and talents. My oldest child is José. He’s […]
By: Alex Temblador Those that grow up as members of the LGBT community in the United States have faced discrimination, whether it be the denial of certain rights because of a lack in equal rights laws or from homophobic or trans-phobic individuals and their actions or words. So as a member of the LGBT community, […]
By Alex Temblador For same-sex couples, it takes time and effort to create a family. There’s the question of whether to go with adoption, IVF, or surrogacy. Jennifer Cramblett and Amanda Zinkon of Ohio, a white lesbian couple, decided to go with IVF. After Cramblett and Zinkon chose a sperm that reflected a white, blonde-hair, […]
