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Marriage Manifesto
by Harriet Hairston A manifesto is a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer. A few days ago on my blog, I wrote a manifesto to publicly declare the growth…
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Have Relationships Between Black Men and Women Changed At All Over The Past 30+ Years?
by Lamar Tyler Yesterday my man Janks Morton posted a link on his Facebook page that blew me away. He linked to a site called Black Informant that had another link to an edition of Ebony magazine from…
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Can You Afford To Send Your Kids To College?
by Tara Pringle Jefferson One of our family goals for 2010 is to start saving for our kids’ college. We did other things first, like setting up our retirement accounts and contributing a good amount…
- January 6th, 2010
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Are You a Bragger?
by Aja Dorsey Jackson Once upon a time, back in the early eighties, I told one of my friends that I was “richer” than her and I could tell by my house and my toys. I was only around four or five a…
- January 5th, 2010
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Website Wednesday: TheFrugalista.com
Our favorite frugal blogger Natalie McNeal has moved her blog from the Miami Herald to her new spot www.thefrugalista.com. Check her out for great tips on saving greenbacks in this tight economy!
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Do You Turn On Each Other?
by Ronnie Tyler What happens when things go wrong in your marriage or relationship? Do you turn on each other or do you look to each other for comfort and support? What if your partner screws up m…
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Secrets
by Harriet Hairston My husband and I were watching “Why Did I Get Married” over the weekend, anticipating Tyler Perry’s sequel in a few months. The scene (please pardon the quality…
- January 4th, 2010
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Money Monday: Understanding Credit Scores W\\ Wesley Watkis
Financial advisor Wesley Watkis breaks down the basics of understanding credit scores in this week’s edition of “Money Monday”.
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What Does Your Nighttime Wardrobe Say About Your Love Life?
by Tara Pringle Jefferson It took me a full week but I finally got our laundry situation under control. Every single piece of clothing that we owned was clean, folded and put away in drawers. That nig…
- January 3rd, 2010
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Bend, Don’t Break! Building A Stronger Marriage In 2010
by Harriet Hairston In your marriage, do you have a breaking point? Excluding abuse and/or child endangerment, how much are you willing to take, and how much pressure can you withstand in order to m…
- December 31st, 2009
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Michelle Obama Talks About Date Night
I don’t know how we missed this one from a while back but it’s here now. Check out Michelle Obama on TV One with Roland Martin talking about one of our favorite subjects here on Black and…
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“Marriage Is For White People, Real Blacks Don’t Get Married”
I came across a great post on a young brothers blog and wanted to share it with my BMWK family. He’s a student at Morehouse in Atlanta and details a conversation he was having with a fellow stu…
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Don’t Take It For Granted
by Tara Pringle Jefferson After you’ve been married for a while, it’s easy for things that used to be extraordinary to become ho-hum. The same gestures that had your heart skip a beat now elicit n…
- December 30th, 2009
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Website Wednesday: Soul Portrait
The Black Renaissance has returned and it’s on the web via Soul Portrait! Our longtime readers are probably no stranger to friend of the blog “Mocha Dad” who is the man behind this w…
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New Years Resolution
by Aja Dorsey Jackson In 2010, I only resolve to do one thing: get away to somewhere warm with my husband and no kids. As a rule, I do not make New Year’s resolutions. The goals that I have, like…
- December 29th, 2009
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Lonely Black Woman Syndrome (Reality or Fiction)
Recently another major media outlet (ABC’s Nightline this time) took a close look at the desperate state of lonely black women (starting to see a trend). Lately it seems like I’m talking…
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Gwen’s Journey: A Bride-To-Be Takes Us Along On The Trip To The Altar
We are happy to introduce you to our 2nd wedding blogger in two years Gwen (our last blogger Jonesi got married a few months back). Gwen (who’s no stranger to BMWK) didn’t get the memo tha…
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Who Influences Your Marriage??
A marriage is only as strong as the influences each spouse allows to speak directly into their lives. I’ve heard it all this week: a mother-in-law telling her son that his wife is no good…
- December 28th, 2009
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Baby On the Side…Would You Stay?
by Tara Pringle Jefferson A few nights ago I had a very vivid dream in which my husband confessed to me that he had an affair and the other woman was now pregnant with his baby. Now, even though I kne…
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Christmas All Year?
by Harriet Hairston Once I turned 13, the commercialism of Christmas never held the same fervor for me. That year, my mom had surgery on my 13th birthday and literally died on the operating table…
- December 26th, 2009
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New Year’s Resolutions For Your Family
A national radio program wants us to ask you, Do you have any family resolutions for the New Year? If so tell us what they are. You may be chosen to appear on the show.
- December 25th, 2009
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Giveaway Winners Announced!!! DJ Hero\\Princess Tiana Comforter\\Celeb Book Pack
Merry Christmas! We hope that you’re enjoying this special day and we hope that we can make it even better for three of our readers. We’ve been running three FREE Giveaways that all ended…
- December 24th, 2009
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Do You Know How Lucky You Are?
by Tara Pringle Jefferson I was looking through my Sylvia’s cookbook (you know, the soul food queen) to get some nice comforting soul food recipes for the upcoming holiday season. I love this cookbo…
- December 23rd, 2009
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To Be or Not To Be (Married)?
by Aja Dorsey Jackson Yesterday morning the Ricky Smiley morning show posed a question to listeners about marriage and whether it made sense to get married or whether it was better to just avoid all…
- December 22nd, 2009
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Lamar Talks The Web Business With Black Web 2.0
I had the opportunity to do a great interview with the folks over at Black Web 2.0. They have a feature called Blueprint where they highlight different folks in the Indie Web Business and this week fo…
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Desire vs. Demand in Child Rearing?
by Harriet Hairston As a girl raised in a military family, and a former military member myself, I thrive on good order and discipline. One of the things I always have to caution myself about is t…
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FREE Giveaway: Celebrity Book Pack From Rev. Run and Divorce Court Judge Lynn Toler
Our holiday giveaway keeps on rolling today with a celebrity book gift pack that consists of Rev. Run and Justine Simmons great book “Take Back Your Family – How To Raise Respectufl and Lov…
- December 21st, 2009
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TOP 10: BMWK Posts With The Most Comments Of 2009
We’re back with more of our Top 10 lists. Today we have the posts that had the most comments during all of 2009. A few are repeat offenders from our “Top 10 most views” list but to m…
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Do you have a “Mommy body”?
by Tara Pringle Jefferson I went out to lunch recently with two (childless) friends. As we poured over the menu, one friend remarked, “Oh, I don’t know what I want. I’m trying to stick to this d…
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VIDEO: Will and Jada Smith Interview President Obama
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith Interview with Barack Obama from 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Concert
- December 20th, 2009
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FREE Giveaway: DISNEY The Princess and the Frog Comforter – Twin
Here’s another chance to win a great freebie just in time for the holidays. Today we’re giving away a twin comforter from Disney’s new hit movie, The Princess and The Frog. Your litt…
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TOP 10: BMWK Posts of 2009
From Jon and Kate, black mom bloggers, our historic documentaryand Musiq’s hit record all the way to E. Payne’s infamous Facebook post it’s all here. The most highly viewed article…
- December 19th, 2009
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Videos We Love: Marcell and The Truth – You Saved Me
Marcell and The Truth: You Saved Me Right now this song and the entire CD Symbols is on heavy rotation in our cars and home. We encourage you to pick up a copy from Marcell’s website if you want…
- December 18th, 2009
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Ohio Church Daycare Accused of Giving Kids Pills To Sleep at Nap Time
From Cincinnati.com: SPRINGFIELD TWP. – A church day-care center is under investigation and facing a class-action lawsuit after allegations surfaced that workers gave children an over-the-counter dr…
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Transparency: Don’t Get It Twisted!?
I have received so many awesome responses regarding how the transparency about my marriage really helps others deal with their issues. It’s a blessing to be used by God in such a way that…
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Kelly Ripa Gives You Great Marriage Advice
In what we’re sure will be her first mention here on Black and Married With Kids we wanted to bring you some great advice that Kelly Ripa gave Redbook in a recent interview. This is good stuff…
- December 17th, 2009
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Date Night Dilemma: Have Fun or Save Money?
by Tara Pringle Jefferson My husband and I recently sat down to discuss our 2010 goals. I tend to be very detail oriented and focused on the minutiae, whereas he is easygoing and laid back. We had our…
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Essence.com: 7 Year Old’s Mother Speaks Out on Confronting the Teacher Who Cut Off Her Daughter’s Braided Hair
Essence.com had an exclusive interview with the mother of the child we talked about yesterday. Her daughter was the 7 year old student who had a braid cut off by the teacher because she kept playing w…
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Princess Tiana Worked For Hers
by Eric Payne A year ago when I saw the trailer for the Princess and the Frog my first reaction was admittedly negative. I wondered why the bug had no teeth and spoke such poor English. I naturally as…
- December 16th, 2009
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Giveaway: Win a FREE DJ Hero Bundle For The Holidays
We were offered the opportunity to giveaway a DJ Hero Bundle for Xbox 360 which includes the game and the turntable to one of our lucky readers. I (Lamar) actually was playing around with one of these…
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Does The New Duggar Baby Make 19 Kids And Too Many?
by Aja Dorsey Jackson Ahhh the Duggars. No other reality television family has the ability to make me both adore them and simultaneously think that they are 21 flavors of crazy. In case you don’t w…
- December 15th, 2009
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Milwaukee Teacher Cuts Off 7 Year Old Student’s Braid
From CNN: Milwaukee school leaders are looking into why teacher cut child’s hair as punishment. WISN’s Nick Bohr has the story. The teacher was apparently frustrated because the 7 year old…
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The Mean Time in the Meantime
by Harriet Hairston So…yeah. Last week was rough for my husband and I. My mama told me there would be times like this, and true to form, she was right. Her example with my father also t…
- December 14th, 2009
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The Princess and The Frog Open Thread
Did you see the movie? What did you think? Is it important to you that Disney has a black princess and if so why?
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What I Learned In 2009
by Tara Pringle Jefferson I don’t always know the right answer, but somehow, if I pray long enough it will come to me. It’s impossible to be stressed when you have a toddler in front of you making…
- December 13th, 2009
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Are You Your Sister’s Keeper?
by Ronnie Tyler On Saturday, Lamar and I attended the iask , Inc. 5th Anniversary Holiday Tea and Awards Luncheon hosted by Mikki Taylor, Beauty Director and Cover Editor of Essence Magazine. This l…
- December 12th, 2009
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- December 11th, 2009
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5 Ways To Find Time For Your Spouse
I found an interesting article over on a site called twoofus.org. We all know about the stress of working then coming home to kids that are bouncing off the walls. Sometimes if you run through this ti…
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We Don’t See Eye to Eye: How To Overcome Disagreements In Your Marriage
by Harriet Hairston My husband and I are at a crossroads in our marriage. Now, don’t get me wrong, we’re still married, and neither of us are interested in calling it quits. Yet we ar…
