Archive for the 'Cool Stuff' Category
Thursday, June 5th, 2008
I like this breakdown of how Clinton’s presumptuousness about superdelegate loyalty was her undoing. They didn’t mention her bigger-than-Texas-sized sense of entitlement outright, but you can read between the lines. Some highlights:
“Sure, Senator Clinton was the favorite early on, but that was simply because of the institutional support that she already had,” […]
Posted in Black History Month All Year Long, Black to the Future, Cool Stuff, In the News, Politics, Quotes, Race Matters | No Comments »
Monday, June 2nd, 2008
I have an article in the current (summer) issue of Bitch magazine. The article is about why black women don’t tend to write “momoirs” (mommy memoirs).
If you’re not familiar with Bitch, the mag bills itself as the “feminist response to pop culture”. In addition to my piece, which I’m quite proud of, you’ll also find […]
Posted in Blogging, Books and Writers, Cool Stuff, Currently Reading, Double-X, Faith, Mama-hood, Race Matters, Toot-Toot, Wordsmithin' | 8 Comments »
Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Not all at once, though. The first mile, I ran in 11:02. The second, 10:35. The third, 10:29. In between, I stretched, got water, and then got right back on the treadmill.
Don is a beast. If you don’t know who Don is, or what my original mile time was, catch […]
Posted in Beach body, Cool Stuff, Music, This and that | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
You can also check out this review and related content over at 3BlackChicks and ShapingYouth.
A few months ago, I viewed the trailer for Girls Rock!, a documentary which chronicles a 5-day-long Rock ‘n Roll Camp for Girls in Portland, Oregon. At the camp, the girls form bands, write music, and ultimately perform for a […]
Posted in Cool Stuff, Double-X, Mama-hood, Offspring, Popcorn and Raisinets, Race Matters | 2 Comments »
Monday, May 19th, 2008
This is a first. I actually have a tiny backlog of things I want to blog about. It’ll be a minute before I can get to them, though. However, a little quickie presented itself, and I decided to do a drive-by post of it.
A friend and neighbor of mine is part of […]
Posted in Cool Stuff, Double-X, Friends, Mama-hood, Politics | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
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. […]
Posted in Black History Month All Year Long, Blogging, Cool Stuff, Mama-hood, Offspring, Race Matters, Sheroes, The Sheroes Project, Toot-Toot, Wordsmithin' | 9 Comments »
Monday, May 12th, 2008
I might have to start tuning in again…
Posted in Cool Stuff, Enemies, Politics, Race Matters | 5 Comments »
Monday, May 12th, 2008
My latest column, The Princess Problem: “There’s More Than One Way of Being Pretty”, is up over at AntiRacistParent. Toot-toot.
Posted in Books and Writers, Cool Stuff, Mama-hood, Offspring, Race Matters, Toot-Toot, Wordsmithin' | 11 Comments »
Sunday, May 11th, 2008
Dear Mini-Me,
The tulips, delivered to my front door yesterday, were indeed wonderful. Bright, fresh, and lovely.
The mini mylar balloon was cute.
The chocolates, which you and your little sister ate the majority of helped me eat, were heavenly.
But this afternoon, you topped yourself when you came bounding into my bedroom with a large collection of Dilbert […]
Posted in Books and Writers, Cool Stuff, Fun Times, Mama-hood, Offspring, This and that | 5 Comments »
Friday, May 9th, 2008
Growing up, I was one of those girls who hated gym class. One of those girls who the boys never wanted on their team during games because my fellow gym-haters and I would stand around gossiping, determined not to break a sweat in 90-plus degree Florida heat, reciting the words to “The Real Roxanne” […]
Posted in Back in the Day, Beach body, Cool Stuff, Fun Times, Toot-Toot | 8 Comments »