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• On the Legacy of Brown

  

  “…Brown, seen solely as a school case, must be considered a failure.” - Robert L. Carter, federal district court judge for the Southern District of New York,... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2011 DEBATE

• “Can’t Nobody Say Nuthin’ To Me…”

  So….Ellen Pompeo is running around giving her opinion on race relations, and what black people need. (h/t @daowens44 on twitter) The relevant parts are between... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2011 DEBATE, FAMILY, PARENTING

• These Are My Confessions

  

  originally posted January 2010 The following is an abridged and edited version of a post I wrote more than a year ago, but I thought it was fitting for a... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2011 DEBATE, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Is the High Black Abortion Rate a Problem?

  

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  Posted on 04 May 2011 DEBATE, FAMILY, PARENTING, SOCIETY

• On Baldy-heads and Aliens

  

  “Did Big A get a haircut?” I look over at my precious boy, fresh from the barbershop. His experience with getting a haircut so different at five than it was at... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Hey Michigan: These Are Children

  

  Are you: Homeless? An ex-con? Pregnant? A single mother? BLACK? POOR? In foster care? Well, then watch out – you are a prime target for being denigrated,... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2011 FAMILY, PARENTING

• If This Ain’t Class Warfare

  

  (originally posted at gradmommy) “If this is not class warfare, I don’t know what is.” – The Seeker “Here we go again.” – The Thinker These are the words of... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2011 DEBATE, FAMILY, PARENTING, SCHOOLING, SOCIETY

• Past is Prologue?

  

  Listening to talk radio today, host Warren Ballentine, made a statement that made me think, then shiver. In talking about the prison industrial complex he... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2011 DEBATE, SOCIETY

• No More Monkeys

  

  It started out innocently enough. But when they started reading Caps For Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business, my heart started to... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2011 DEBATE, FAMILY, PARENTING, SOCIETY

• “Good Mothers Don’t Murder Their Kids”

  

  Another tragic case of a mother drowning her children, and herself, come out of New Jersey this week. A young black mother of four drove her minivan, with all... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2011 DEBATE, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Single Mommy Blues

  

  It seems we mothers spend a lot of time – and ink – talking about how hard it is to be a mother.Numerous books, parenting blogs and websites are devoted to the... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2011 DEBATE, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Is It (Attempted) Murder?

  

  A mother was recently convicted of attempted murder for withholding cancer medication from her child, a child who subsequently died when his cancer returned... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2011 DEBATE, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Media Monday

  

  Council on Contemporary Families Releases “Unconventional Wisdom” on Family DiversityOne of the most unconventional findings was that “the darker an African... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2011 DEBATE, FAMILY, PARENTING

• Peep This: in Case You Thought We Were Post-racial

  

  There really isn’t much to say, as the video speaks for itself. Colorism in the black community is as much a symptom of racism as is white privilege; both stem... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2011 PARENTING