My niece, Dontavia (NOT pictured above), who is a college-bound honors student, is raising money for a multi-state HBCU campus tour. She has the support of our family, and she has a part-time job, however, the cost of this tour is quite steep. I’m so proud of her, and I want to help her along [...]
Finally, finally, finally…Today, I am coming out from under the ravages of the Great Flood of ’09 and getting back to work on my book proposal. However, I’m taking a break from the action to post here. On one my favorite message boards, AALBC.com, one of my favorite sister-friends, Yvette, shared the following on a [...]
A little while ago, I noticed a missed call on my cell phone from my almost-16-year-old niece, D (though not my namesake, harrumph!) who lives in my hometown in Jacksonville with my half-sister, T. I was surprised to hear from D because she never calls and because, well, she’s almost-16 and long gone are the [...]
A little while ago, I noticed a missed call on my cell phone from my almost-16-year-old niece, D (though not my namesake, harrumph!) who lives in my hometown in Jacksonville with my half-sister, T. I was surprised to hear from D because she never calls and because, well, she’s almost-16 and long gone are the [...]
http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/8178466?GT1=39002# Girl, 12, told she can’t play ball with boys You play ball like a girl. That used to be an insult. In Beaverton, Oregon, it’s becoming more like a fantasy.
How flattered am I that Amy Jussel at ShapingYouth.org decided to cross-post my AntiRacistParent column (Breaking the Color Code and Princess Power)? ShapingYouth is a forum about media and marketing’s influence on kids, and is chock-full of great resources for parents and anyone interested in kids and consumer culture. Another such site is ParentsForEthicalMarketing.org/Corporate Babysitter. [...]
How flattered am I that Amy Jussel at ShapingYouth.org decided to cross-post my AntiRacistParent column (Breaking the Color Code and Princess Power)? ShapingYouth is a forum about media and marketing’s influence on kids, and is chock-full of great resources for parents and anyone interested in kids and consumer culture. Another such site is ParentsForEthicalMarketing.org/Corporate Babysitter. [...]
The piece of writing that I’m most proud of has made its way into the world. It’s an article for Wondertime about what it meant to me to have my grandmother raise me (along with my mother). I will provide the link to the online version below, but promise me you’ll pick up the print [...]
What do you get when you cross presenting your girl-children with role models and icons who look like them, with home decorating? The Sheroes Project. Motivated by Maj. Kimbrell and by the desire to decorate BabyGirl’s new Big Girl bedroom, I’ve decided to collect images, preferably but not exclusively black and white, of black sheroes [...]
“Every Day, She Breaks More Than the Sound Barrier” Maj. Kimbrell is the USAF’s first black female fighter pilot. Hat tip to Harry Allen, the Media Assassin