The Black Informant

Njeri was kind enough to do a quick write up so that I could let the rest of the fam know what she is doing in her neck of the woods. Personally I think that she is definently onto something ESPECIALLY for those of us who may live in an area that does not have as many Black folks as Maryland/D.C.

Urban Playdates is a free social-networking site for parents and caregivers who are raising minority children.

Founder and CEO, Njeri Santana, wanted to create a broad-based effort that brought a wide-array of viewpoints and perspectives. “I knew that there were a host of “mom” websites, in fact, I joined many of them. But, I still didn’t feel totally apart of the group. While there are universal issues in raising children the reality is that there are unique issues in raising children of color. I also found that these “mom” sites had limited participation from fathers, family, and friends.” The reality is that it truly does take a village to raise a child and I wanted to develop a place where the village could connect.

Urban Playdates’ mission is to provide visitors with a key to that village that opens doors to resources, information, tools and support for parents and caregivers. Most families today have hectic lives. Most parents and caregivers feel they have

too little time and too much to do. Urban Playdates allows you to connect with other parents and those who participate in childrearing when YOU have time. It is a village where you can share opinions, forge friendships, network and learn about

each other’s similarities and differences.

The village is open to parents and caregivers who are male, female, young, old, separated, divorced, widowed, single, grand, foster, stay at home, new or have adopted.