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In the company of women

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

“The reading was sublime. All mama-writers. Lots of blood, sex, body fluids, wine.”
These 3 sentences were about all I could muster on Twitter when I returned home last night from the Unblurred reading.
I was pretty okay when I left the house.  By phone, Techboo had done his loving cheerleader thing.  The first time I read [...]

Hip Mamas “Unblurred” Reading at Rebellious Nature This Friday

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Join me and some other Hip Mamas for a reading at Rebellious Nature this Friday night as part of the Unblurred Art. Music.Performance Crawl along Penn Ave.
Click here for details.

Hip Mama, Rebellious Nature Radical T-Shirts & ME!

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Presents…a reading by local writers Deesha Philyaw, Christina Springer, Melissa Sokulski, Kelli Stevens Kane, and Robin Monroe, along with Amanda Gilby, short fiction contest winner, reading from her piece featured in Issue 44:
The Creativity Issue
This latest issue honors and celebrates musicians, writers, and artists who can nurture their kids and their art.
Let’s get together, hip [...]

I’m Bitchin’ again…or rather, I’m in Bitch again

Monday, November 16th, 2009

In the current Art/See issue of Bitch magazine (I got mine in the mail today), check out my review of the wonderful anthology “Who’s Your Mama?” edited by Yvonne Bynoe, and…my interview with the fabulous Farai Chideya. We chatted about her debut novel, “Kiss the Sky” and much more.

PPR_Scribe’s “Working with Black Women” series

Friday, June 12th, 2009

(photo jacked from PPR_Scribe’s blog entry)
Yesterday, my sister-friend PPR_Scribe who blogs at This So-Called Post-Post-Racial Life updated her excellent blog series, “Working with Black Women”. I am hanging on her every word…check it out! Part 1, Part 2

“Girls Like Us”

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Alas, all good things must come to an end. This week, I wrap up my 2-month guest-blogging gig at Bitch magazine. It’s been a fun ride, and the head Bitches are the best to work with! Check out my latest blog post (why, Joni, why!!??) here.

Talkin’ with Tami

Sunday, May 17th, 2009

I will have the pleasure of talking with Tami Winfrey Harris of “What Tami Said” and the editor of AntiRacistParent.com, this Sunday at 4 PM EST on “The Best of What Tami Said”! We’ll be talking about black motherhood.
Join us live. Call in with questions or comments at (646) 716-4672.
Excitement!

I’m Bitchin’ on Mother’s Day

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

Mother’s Day, by the book

“The Princess Problem”, an encore presentation

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

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I’m a Bitch blogger

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

No, I’m not quoting from the hate-mail bag.  Not that I have a hate-mail bag, but anyway…I’ve just been invited to be a guest blogger for a coupla months at everyone’s favorite “feminist response to pop culture” mag…Bitch.
My article “Ain’t I a Mommy” ran as a feature in Bitch’s Summer 2008 issue.
I’ll be blogging/Bitching about [...]