Archive for the 'Race Matters' Category
Tuesday, April 26th, 2011
In part 1 of this series, I explained the circumstances that led me to explore the question, ‘Why Not Adopt a Black Child?”. In this next installment, I present my findings. I cast a wide net via phone and email, asking friends, fellow writers, friends of friends, strangers from online message boards and from the [...]
Posted in Adoption, Race Matters, Wordsmithin' | 11 Comments »
Friday, April 8th, 2011
Why Not Adopt a Black Child? by Deesha Philyaw “We have many clients seeking to adopt, but none of them are waiting for a Black child.” The woman’s voice on the phone was at once unsettling, moving, and life-changing. A caseworker at a local Christian adoption agency, she had received a call from a Black [...]
Posted in Adoption, Black to the Future, Books and Writers, Mama-hood, Politics, Race Matters, Wordsmithin' | 2 Comments »
Friday, April 8th, 2011
Please do yourself a favor and check out the latest addition to my blogroll, For Harriet. The site’s tagline says it all: Celebrating the fullness of black womanhood. The content is smart, thoughtful, and edifying. I don’t come away from it feeling like, “Heard it all before…” or “We need to do better…” I come [...]
Posted in Black History Month All Year Long, Black to the Future, Blogging, Books and Writers, Cool Stuff, Currently Reading, Politics, Race Matters, Sheroes, Wisdom | 1 Comment »
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
My friend Tami of WhatTamiSaid is holding it down at Change.org with a new piece on race and the mommyhood. Bonus: I’m quoted! Or rather, my Bitch article is.
Posted in Books and Writers, Cool Stuff, Friends, In the News, Mama-hood, Race Matters, Wordsmithin' | No Comments »
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
This is the first installment of a column I was invited to write for another site, but there was so much delayed response after the initial acceptance, that I just withdrew it. And then proceeded to sit on it for about 2 years (it dates itself with the Obama reference; we all know that he [...]
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Saturday, April 10th, 2010
Love this. I don’t know the source, but I got it from my brilliant Tweep dumilewis. Get more of Dr. Lewis here.
Posted in Back in the Day, Black History Month All Year Long, Books and Writers, Cool Stuff, Love 101, Peace and Hair Grease, Politics, Race Matters, Wisdom | No Comments »
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
As usual, it’s a multi-tasking fest here in Mamalicious-land. But instead of feeling overwhelmed, I’m feeling good today. It helps that my morning with Mini-Me and BabyGirl was uneventful. They made it to the bus stop (which means I didn’t have to drive!), and they had biscuits for breakfast, which is always a sign of [...]
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Thursday, August 20th, 2009
This just in from our good friends at New Demographic/Racialicious/AntiRacistParent… “We want this Anti-Racist Parent to be the premier resource online for anti-racist parents. And we need your help. Please take a moment to complete a brief survey that will help us uncover the issues that are of most value to you. We will share highlights of [...]
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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
…his racism. But Jack and Jill politics is.
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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
Posted in Back in the Day, Blogging, Books and Writers, Cool Stuff, Currently Reading, Double-X, Friends, Race Matters, Wisdom | No Comments »