Mamalicious!

Seems not everyone is a Kara Walker fan…

My latest column is up over at AntiRacist Parent.  And kudos to new ARP editor, Tami!

…actually it’s me bitching about mommy memoirs.  In case you couldn’t find the print version:
“Ain’t I a Mommy?” by Moi
Multi-tasking stats: While composing this mini-entry, I counted down the hours until I see TechBoo; listened to my stomach growl; and realized that I forgot to mail my grandfather the Father’s Day card I got for […]

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,” […]

The teacher’s defense of his actions leave me speechless.
Teacher suspended for using racial epithet

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 […]

 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 […]

…sounds like a recipe for…well, Jerome White, Jr. This native of Pittsburgh’s North Side is doing his thing in Japan.
“A Far Cry from Home”
I read with a mixture of amusement and curiousity until these paragraphs:
He was dressed in his usual hip-hop garb, but didn’t attempt a single dance step. Instead, with quiet sincerity […]

This is a long, but worthwhile read. From their report to lawmakers’ ears…
FINDING FAMILIES FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN: THE ROLE OF RACE & LAW
IN ADOPTION FROM FOSTER CARE
Authors: Susan Smith, Ruth McRoy, Madelyn Freundlich, Joe Kroll
Published: 2008 May. New York NY: Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
Document Type: Policy Brief (58 pages)
Availability: PDF Full Report […]

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 […]