Biracial Identity: Yes I’m Biracial, But I Embrace Being African-American

Biracial Identity: Yes I’m Biracial, But I Embrace Being African-American Many of you wrote to us inquiring about the following article: Interracial/Intercultural Marriage-African-American Woman And Indian Man.  In particular, you asked about Francesca and her racial identity.  After reading the bonus section, you noticed that she solely identified as an African-American woman when she is …

A Love Story That Will Blow Your Mind

A Love Story That Will Blow Your Mind Interracial/Intercultural Marriage: African-American Man And Indian Woman  “We don’t do this…” –Lata was being taken back to India About Us Hi! Our names are Carl and Lata. Carl is an African-American man, and he was born in Mt. Clemens, MI. His beautiful wife, Lata, is Indian, and …

10 THINGS YOUR CHILD SHOULD KNOW BEFORE HEADING TO KINDERGARTEN

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world!”-Nelson Mandela KINDERGARTEN IS THE NEW 1ST GRADE My husband and I have been bemused, alarmed, and agitated by all the information that 5 year olds need to know before entering into kindergarten.   The information that we recollected we did not …

7 Ways Becoming A Parent Causes You To Morph Into Your Parents

7 Ways Becoming A Parent Causes You To Morph Into Your Parents Before having our biracial (Indian and African-American) daughter, my husband and I had set rules and regulations for how we were going to raise her. My Husband is Indian, and his parents are from Northern India. I’m African-American, and we both grew up …

12 African-American Inventors, Activist, and Leaders Lost to History

“Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes the teaching of biography and history.” – Carter G. Woodson 12 African-American Inventors, Activist, and Leaders Lost to History February Is Black History Month I  can remember sitting in American history class eager to learn and always wondering why …

What Is Multiracial

What Is Multiracial? “And what did you put her down as?” Preschool Wait A Second My parents have not been the biggest proponents of preschool because they believe that it hampers creativity.  It causes children to think that there is only one way to do things.  Hence when we enrolled our 4-year-old child into preschool …

MULTICULTURAL CHILDREN’S BOOK DAY: THE CLOUD ARTIST BOOK REVIEW

MULTICULTURAL CHILDREN’S BOOK DAY Multicultural Children’s Book Day is January 27, 2018.  I’m excited to share my review of a riveting picture book called, The Cloud Artist.  I have been provided a copy of this book to review by the author.  However, as always all thoughts and opinions are my own.  More details on Multicultural …

Empowering Young Girls: Hearts For Hearts Girls Dolls And App Review

Empowering Young Girls: Hearts For Hearts Girls Dolls And App Review “Changing the world one heart at a time!” The Search For Diverse Toys Finding diverse toys that we love as parents is no easy task.  I would say that this is probably, particularly, the case for many multiracial and multicultural families.   Yet, a …