Getting married is nothing; it is assuming the responsibility of marriage that counts.—Haitian proverb
Like hopefully anyone who remarries, TechBoo and I are very conscious of “doing it better” the second time around. So the above proverb from Lifelines: The Black Book of Proverbs really resonates. Over on Co-Parenting101.or, we’re giving away a copy of Lifelines, [...]
So tomorrow night, TechBoo and I get to celebrate another first together: Our first Chanukah party. What to bring? I’m leaning towards a bottle of wine and the jelly doughnuts (which, coincidentally, will come from the new kosher Dunkin’ Donuts that recently opened up nearby).
Saturday night, the celebrating continues with a birthday slumber party for [...]
Another ship has been attacked by pirates. This time, it was 9 pirates who boarded a Chinese merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden, forcing the 30-member crew to barricade themselves in the ship’s accommodation room. Over 125 averted, attempted, and successful attacks and hijackings by pirates have taken place year to date.
What’s going on?
According [...]
Blogger and fellow Anti-Racist Parent Liz Dwyer aka Los Angelista is giving away a combination HP scanner/copier/printer. The contest is very easy to enter, but perhaps you’ll opt as I did to skip the contest, but nevertheless have your heart warmed by the story behind the contest.
How We Fuel Africa’s Bloodiest War
“The deadliest war since Adolf Hitler marched across Europe is starting again – and you are almost certainly carrying a blood-soaked chunk of the slaughter in your pocket. When we glance at the holocaust in Congo, with 5.4 million dead, the clichés of Africa reporting tumble out: this is a [...]
From my dear friend Becky, who spent her formative years living in DRC:
If you’re getting this it’s because you’re a family member, friend, student/former student. or acquaintance of some sort. In short, I know or have known you personally. Given that, you may know that I grew up in the Democratic Republic of [...]
G8 leaders enjoy 18-course banquet as they discuss how to solve global food crisis!
(hat tip to TAO, my brother from another mother)
I’m so lame. Tapestries of Hope has been on my to-blog list for a minute, but I hadn’t gotten around to it because it deserves much more than a rush job, and that’s where I am these days. But Amy Jussel at ShapingYouth has done the damn thing–and done it right. Here’s an excerpt from [...]
from Yahoo! News
by Justin Cole [...]
Courtesy of my fellow 32 Days of Black History celebrant, Yvette:
A Trip to Family; A Trip Through Time
Deesha and I are honored to welcome yet another guest blogger to our 32 Days of Black History project. Originally from Chicago, Frances Dumas-Hines received her undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana. She received her doctorate [...]
