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Honeysmoke

Monique Fields is a writer, wife and mother of two. She blogs about raising biracial children on Honeysmoke.com and has penned a nonfiction children’s book to help young people navigate questions about skin color.

Recent Posts from Honeysmoke

Black Is Beautiful

Posted 05/24/2011 - 8:51am by Honeysmoke

Black is beautiful, Mom told me when I was little. I don’t know why she said it. I don’t know whether she was part o... Read More »

Just Because

Posted 05/22/2011 - 9:19am by Honeysmoke

I see beautiful people. A lot of them in this video. A number of curlies, including a gorgeous young curly. Men, women, children... Read More »

Quote, Unquote

Posted 05/21/2011 - 9:00am by Honeysmoke

That’s when Daddy lost his temperature. Simone, recounting her father’s reaction when she decided to decorate the... Read More »

Taking Care Of Mommy

Posted 05/20/2011 - 9:20am by Honeysmoke

It happened slowly. I like to think that’s the way it happened. Before I had children, I took care of myself. Nothing extr... Read More »

Ebony’s Special Report

Posted 05/17/2011 - 9:42am by Honeysmoke

As I turned the pages on the June issue of Ebony, I realized I hadn’t revisited the May 2011 issue. I wanted to give every... Read More »

Interesting Read

Posted 05/16/2011 - 1:31pm by Honeysmoke

Check out this Psychology Today research that uses science to explain why black women are less attractive than white, Asian and... Read More »

Quote, Unquote

Posted 05/14/2011 - 9:06am by Honeysmoke

I’ve wished for a garden my whole life. Nadia, 4, making her case to plant a garden. Read More »

Paula Patton On Race

Posted 05/13/2011 - 9:38am by Honeysmoke

I didn’t point out in my Jumping the Broom post that Actress Paula Patton is biracial. I didn’t feel the need to go... Read More »

Hair Toys

Posted 05/12/2011 - 8:54am by Honeysmoke

On Mother’s Day I purchased my first-ever hair stick and hair pin. (I deserve them!) Both accessories keep hair up and out... Read More »

Sticks and Stones …

Posted 05/11/2011 - 8:58am by Honeysmoke

A Facebook page for Naturalista Cosmetics has been flooded with racist comments and materials. If the intent of the posts was t... Read More »