Last night’s episode of ABC’s Black-ish gave “mainstream” America a peak into a rarely seen or discussed conversation that takes place in Black households: The Name Game. Depending on how many generations are involved in this process, it can be simple or result in the expectant mother receiving a storm of phone calls and messages with… “Alisha! I KNOW you and Kevin ain’t gonna name that baby KEVILISHA!” But they will. Because it’s “cute.” Because Kevilisha was made out of love between Alisha and … Read More »
Disney Channel Overdose
Anthony and I generally don't like our kids to watch much television. We're not super-psychotic parents who unrealistically think that we can raise our kids without the influence of television. We just know that too much television is not good for OUR kids. Fortunately, when they watch TV they tend to gravitate toward supposedly healthy and wholesome television programming like Disney Channel and TV Land. Too much of a "good thing," though, can be really bad...for their … Read More »
