The Three R's: Reading, Writing, and Rifles

Is it fair that a California teen was expelled for shotguns found in his truck?

I Believe That Children Are Our Future, But ...

Recently, a 15-year-old girl murdered a 9-year-old because she "wanted to know what it felt like." What the hell is going on with our youth, and how do we fix it?

Is Airing Your Clean Laundry ... Dirty?

Doing laundry the old-fashioned way has led to some good old-fashioned neighborhood squabbles.

Shaniya's Brother Speaks Out

Shaniya Davis's half-brother, Byron Coleman, 21, talked exclusively to Essence.com about his sister's murder. Here is a portion of their riveting interview.

Human Trafficking DOES Exist

So very often, people are reluctant to see and accept the evil that lurks in women -- particularly moms. But we can't turn a blind eye.

Message to Military Mom Fighting Deployment

A Mother's Love?

The case of Shaniya Davis really makes you wonder: where did the mother's love go?

Mom of Shaniya Davis Is Pregnant

Finger-Chopping Stroller Frazzles City Moms

If there is anyone who knows Maclaren, it's a New York City mom. The high-end umbrella strollers are small, light, compact, and have that awesome strap so you can throw the whole thing over your shoulder, hoist a toddler on your hip, and climb a ridiculous number of stairs to your fifth-floor walk-up apartment, where you can plant that piece of baby-carrying gear in a cluttered corner where no one will notice it.

Army Mom Won't Deploy, Child Taken Away

An army cook and single mom who refused to deploy to Afghanistan, saying there was no one to care for her 10-month-old son, has been arrested and her son placed in foster care. Now she could face criminal charges.

Shaniya Davis Found Dead

This story just breaks our hearts. Five-year-old Shaniya Davis was found dead off a heavily wooded road in a rural area of North Carolina Monday, ending a weeklong search, police said. Police say her mother offered her for prostitution.

Does Quinn Gray Have Stockholm Syndrome?

If you haven't been keeping up with the news, wealthy Florida woman Quinn Gray has been accused of faking her kidnapping and extorting money from her husband, Reid Gray. The real question is: Can she blame Stockholm Syndrome?

Michael Lohan: A Desperate and Despicable Dad!

To what lengths would any of us go to save our grown daughter from herself?

Carrie Prejean: Conservative Sex Offender?

Could the sex tape she made at age 17 be considered child porn?

How Could a Serial Killer Go Undetected?

Cops say Anthony Sowell is a sociopathic sexual predator -- but what allowed him to be successful was not his intellect. It was the fact that the police -- and the victims' families, in some cases -- chose to sit by and do nothing as he allegedly raped women in the Cleveland area. Where is the justice?!

Explaining Violence to Kids

Mothers Who Nurture Our Waterways

"Never doubt the power of an angry mother!" So says Kristine Stratton, Executive Director of Waterkeeper Alliance, an international organization created by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to protect waterways everywhere.

Swine Flu Scams