Category Archives: Affirming Black Children

3 Black Teens Accepted to Multiple Ivy League Universities *Updated With a 4th

They all come from different backgrounds, but these 3 teens hold the distinction of being accepted to multiple Ivy League universities. The news has mostly covered Kwasi Enin, the 17-year-old Long Island public school student and first generation Ghanaian-American who was accepted to all 8 Ivy League universities. Kwasi attends the William Floyd High School…

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Leila is the founding editor of Baby and Blog. She splits her time between editing hair and culture site, Black Girl with Long Hair, whipping up butters at BGLH Marketplace, and writing here. She adores her husband and two kids, her parents and her friends. But she hates Chicago weather although she is slowly coming to peace with it...

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Actor Tyrese Gibson Posts Video Doing Adorable Affirmations With Daughter Shayla

“It doesn’t matter what they think of me. I know what I think of myself. I am great. I am amazing. I am significant.” Singer/actor Tyrese Gibson posted an adorable video of him and daughter Shayla doing their affirmations along with the caption; Self confidence starts at home… #DaddyDaughter #SelfLoveDrill. In her article about building…

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About Leila

Leila is the founding editor of Baby and Blog. She splits her time between editing hair and culture site, Black Girl with Long Hair, whipping up butters at BGLH Marketplace, and writing here. She adores her husband and two kids, her parents and her friends. But she hates Chicago weather although she is slowly coming to peace with it...

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Actor Tyrese Gibson Posts Video Doing Adorable Affirmations With Daughter Shayla

“It doesn’t matter what they think of me. I know what I think of myself. I am great. I am amazing. I am significant.” Singer/actor Tyrese Gibson posted an adorable video of him and daughter Shayla doing their affirmations along with the caption; Self confidence starts at home… #DaddyDaughter #SelfLoveDrill. In her article about building…

Leila

About Leila

Leila is the founding editor of Baby and Blog. She splits her time between editing hair and culture site, Black Girl with Long Hair, whipping up butters at BGLH Marketplace, and writing here. She adores her husband and two kids, her parents and her friends. But she hates Chicago weather although she is slowly coming to peace with it...

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Memphis Pre-Teens Are the Youngest Food Truck Operators in The City With Successful Sno-Cone Business

12-year-old Jaden Wheeler and 11-year-old Amaya Selmon are quite the entrepreneurs! They operate Kool Kidz Sno Konez and are the youngest food truck operators in Memphis Tennessee! Their mother, Katrina Robinson, encouraged them to start a business after she tired of them always asking for money. They started out selling sno-cones in their front yard,…

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About Leila

Leila is the founding editor of Baby and Blog. She splits her time between editing hair and culture site, Black Girl with Long Hair, whipping up butters at BGLH Marketplace, and writing here. She adores her husband and two kids, her parents and her friends. But she hates Chicago weather although she is slowly coming to peace with it...

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How and Why I Homeschooled My Black Sons to the Ivy Leagues

Recently Darcel wrote an awesome post called 7 black homeschool bloggers you should know. The post went viral as moms found it and added their names to the list. Among those who commented is Paula Penn-Nabrit, a consultant, lawyer and Wellesley college graduate who homeschooled two of her three sons to the Ivy Leagues and…

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About Leila

Leila is the founding editor of Baby and Blog. She splits her time between editing hair and culture site, Black Girl with Long Hair, whipping up butters at BGLH Marketplace, and writing here. She adores her husband and two kids, her parents and her friends. But she hates Chicago weather although she is slowly coming to peace with it...

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Beauty! Twin Dancers Are Accepted to American Ballet Theatre’s Prestigious Summer Program

How beautiful is this! 10-year-old twins Imani and Nia Lindsay have been accepted to The American Ballet Theatre’s prestigious summer program on scholarship. The girls started walking at just 8 months old, and have always had a passion for movement and dance. They are trained in acrobatics, jazz, tap, hip hop and contemporary dance, and…

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About Leila

Leila is the founding editor of Baby and Blog. She splits her time between editing hair and culture site, Black Girl with Long Hair, whipping up butters at BGLH Marketplace, and writing here. She adores her husband and two kids, her parents and her friends. But she hates Chicago weather although she is slowly coming to peace with it...

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7 Incredible Black Women We Should Teach Our Children About

1. Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (Nigeria)  (1900-1978) I first learned of Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti while enjoying the Broadway musical FELA.  In the play, Fela’s character mentions how powerful his mother’s influence is in his life.  Upon researching her life, I realized that she is a shero in her own right.  In addition to many other awesome things, she…

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Angele is a wife to a wonderful creative husband, mother to two beautiful intelligent daughters and lover of art, education and laughter. She is the creator and author of ABC remix

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10 Ways to Build Self-Esteem in Black Girls

Before becoming a mom to two little girls, I remember having a conversation with a friend about girls and self-worth.  My friend said, “We should not tell little girls they are ‘cute, ’ instead we should tell them that they are ‘smart!’”  She argued that because we tell girls how cute they are at a…

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About Angele

Angele is a wife to a wonderful creative husband, mother to two beautiful intelligent daughters and lover of art, education and laughter. She is the creator and author of ABC remix

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