African American Parenting
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Mocha Moms – Occupy Schools Mission
http://www.mochamoms.org/article.html?aid=735 Thanks for visiting! Love, Toni
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Making Our Own Market: Justin Scott Parr
Habari Gani? Kujichagulia (Self-Determination)! “To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves.” We celebrate this Kwanzaa principle today with a post by Justin Scott Parr, author of the Sage Carrington middle-grade series. Inspired by his little cousin’s curiosity about his travels to Africa and Latin America, Justin created his first novel, Sage Carrington: Eighth-Grade Science Sleuth…
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Living the Kwanzaa Principles Year-Round
Originally posted on NABS Talking: Imani (Faith): To believe with all our hearts in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders, and the righteousness and victory of our struggle. Black people have always leaned on their faith when faced with the horrific conditions of enslavement, Jim Crow, and the Red Summer of 1919.…
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Compassion fatigue ; even Superman takes a break from saving the world!
I love being a mom, and as difficult as it is parenting solo, I would not trade it for anything!…. However I truly believe that the only way that I can be a so called “great mom” and serve my family, friends and my clients with the care and attention that they deserve is to…
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Yes Black Girl, You Can Get Head Lice!
Originally posted on Toni's Room: I am writing this to inform not just parents of African-American children, but also School nurses and all those who have spread the myth that it is impossible for African-American hair to become infested with head lice or that black girls cannot get head lice from their non-black friends.…
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Yes Black Girl, You Can Get Head Lice! The Finale
Originally posted on Toni's Room: ? Success! Here we are a month later and still no return of the yucky head lice or nits (eggs) so I thought it would be helpful to parents like me, who are virgins to this experience, to follow-up my first blog post on March 2nd http://tonitalove.com/2014/03/02/yes-black-girl-you-can-get-head-lice/ about how to eradicate…
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Organic Teas that my kids actually love (and they work!)
The herbs are organic and mild enough to use for children and if used diligently and early enough, can eliminate the need for a doctor’s visit.
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Who are you trusting with their brain?
My children started school today, and all around the country there are parents buying school supplies, new clothes, bookbags and countless electronic devices in order to prepare their children for the new school year. We spend so much time and money getting the “things” we need, but what is just as important for me is…
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Empowerment B.O.O.T. Camp For Girls – FOX 29 News Philadelphia | WTXF-TV
Empowerment B.O.O.T. Camp For Girls – FOX 29 News Philadelphia | WTXF-TV.
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Watch “Behind The Max Trailer (Max does the NAE NAE)” on YouTube
Behind The Max Trailer (Max does the NAE NAE): http://youtu.be/Ak2c4lo26ec
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