![]() ![]() “I grew up at a time when being a dark-skinned girl was not hot, when having a booty and hips was not hot, when having kinky hair was not hot, when being the smart Black girl got you accused of trying to act white,” she says. “Talking to Charlie Wilson and getting to tell his story about going the highest of the highs the lowest of the lows and being able to stand tall and testify about it is a blessing to me,” Millner says.īut Millner had another, more personal reason for the “Brown” in MyBrownBaby: promoting self-love among Black girls, women and, most importantly, in herself. In June the accomplished journalist published her 23rd book since she made her debut as an author in 1997: legendary singer-songwriter Charlie Wilson’s memoir. “But that’s not the life of writers, at all, ever.”Įspecially for one as prolific as Millner: Her writing career includes stints reporting for the Associated Press and The New York Daily News, serving as features editor at Parenting magazine and the now-defunct Honey. “If I could just take an hour or take a nap, and not think about words for just one second of the day, I would be so grateful for that,” Millner says good-naturedly. ![]() ![]() Since its launch in 2008, MyBrownBaby has become a community for thousands of parents interested in reading Millner and her writers’ takes on raising children of color-which means little rest for the mother of three. ![]()
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