Black academic women and health can seem like a narrow topic living at the axis of too many intersections to be of interest to many people. And, that may be right. It would also be the point. I was asked two months ago to serve as guest editor of a two week forum on justRead More “The Feminist Wire Forum on Black (Academic) Women’s Health”
Monthly Archives: October 2012
MIGRATED CONTENT: Devil in a Church Dress
Sometimes I have an occasion to migrate old blog content to this new space. Today, a comment from a regular tweep, @thetrudz (a phenomonal critical thinker and writer in her own right; see her here) about black women and church gave me an excuse to migrate this old piece. I’ve written this post before. I’veRead More “MIGRATED CONTENT: Devil in a Church Dress”
Them’s That Got Shall Have: Criminalizing Parents Who Steal Free Education
Every parent wants what is best for his or her children but only some parents are going to jail for trying to provide their kids with the best education money can’t buy. As schools across the country are gearing up for the start of another school year, cash-strapped school districts are responding with threats toRead More “Them’s That Got Shall Have: Criminalizing Parents Who Steal Free Education”
In honor of the VEEP Debate last night I’m reblogging my minor brush with presidential policy talk. I’m experiencing the same rush of most liberals after last night’s enjoyable performance. But it’s not a bad thing to remember that on education issues democrats and republicans are running on pretty much the same platform.
Black, Female,Thinking Out Loud & #Twittergate
I read the Autobiography of Malcolm X when I was 12 years old. I thought it was fiction because surely no real life could be that fantastical. That the Autobiography of Malcolm X was one of thousands of books on the shelves, in boxes in the garage, and stacked on my mother’s night stand inRead More “Black, Female,Thinking Out Loud & #Twittergate”