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From the monthly archives: June 2008

Dr. taj anwar & Mothers of Black/Brown Babies

by Trula on June 29, 2008 · No Comments

I first saw Dr. taj anwar (she prefers lowercase spelling of her name) on the photo site flickr. I was looking for photos of tattoos on brown skin. These lovely photos of her came up, along with info about her organization M.O.B.B (Mothers of Black/Brown Babies). I delved a little further into her web presence. [...]

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Is there a Cultural Bias in Standardized Tests? Part 2

by Trula on June 22, 2008 · No Comments

I received an email about my prior post pointing out that standardized tests are culturally biased in part because they don’t include references to common phrases and terms found in non-white American cultures such American black culture. The example they gave was ‘jumping the broom’ a phrase that refers to the African-American tradition of a [...]

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ABC’s of Housework Meme

by Trula on June 22, 2008 · 2 Comments

I saw this on another site and thought it would be cool to do as I am all about being a mama and taking care of my home and family. Here we go: Aprons- Y/N? Yes! I love aprons and make my own. A pic of one of mine is here Baking- Favorite thing to [...]

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We Had A Great Father’s Day

by Trula on June 17, 2008 · 1 Comment

My husband Brian is a wonderful father, we really appreciate him so. After the boy bops made him breakfast and he opened his Father’s Day’ presents, we spent the day at his cousin’s farm; Jeff and his wife Shelly and their two older boys who are 11 and 8. They also have a baby boy [...]

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Is there a Cultural Bias in Standardized Tests? Part 1

by Trula on June 9, 2008 · No Comments

I have read and heard many times that there is a cultural bias in standardized tests which affect how well black children do on such tests. Some examples given to clarify the bias include references to boats and yachts and other things the average African-American child does not have access to and therefore could not [...]

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Butterfly Mama

by Trula on June 9, 2008 · No Comments

Every now and then I like to post about other mama blogs I have found. I recently came across Butterfly Mama and really like her blog a lot. Check it out!http://www.butterflymama.blogspot.com/ This blog post written by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Mama Specific Productions!

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By the Fire

by Trula on June 5, 2008 · No Comments

By the Fire May 31st 2008, originally uploaded by .Mercury. We had a long day of housework, yard work and garden work the other day. It was awesome to sit by the fire and relax. This post by Trula Breckenridge. Thanks for visiting Mama Specific Productions!

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What To Do When Friends Neglect Their Kids

by Trula on June 4, 2008 · 1 Comment

Question: My room mate ignores her son. She feeds him and keeps him clean, but hardly ever talks to him or plays with him. She doesn’t spank him when he does something wrong but she will scream at him. He is only 3 years old. He gets bored and will start whining and following me [...]

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