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The Root: Obama Speech Stands in MLK's Shadow 27 Aug 2013 | 06:42 pm
In my latest post for The Root this Tuesday I write about President Obama's upcoming speech at the anniversary of the March on Washington and how President Obama has had to deal with the pressure of t...
George Zimmerman's Lawyer Thought It Was A Bad Idea for George to Visit Gun Manufacturer 26 Aug 2013 | 05:46 pm
Photo via TMZGeorge Zimmerman, the killer of Florida teen Trayvon Martin who was acquitted of murder, put on his "bad idea jeans" and decided to go visit the factory where the gun he killed Martin wit...
Kathleen Parker Misses the Point on President's Comments About Race 26 Aug 2013 | 04:49 pm
I read Kathleen Parker, and I don't typically agree with the conservative columnist but usually I find her articles well-written and measured. But her most recent column, where she all but calls Presi...
"Save Your Life? I Think I'll Pass" And Other Observations 23 Aug 2013 | 06:43 pm
From the film "Mo' Betta Blues" A male friend of mine once told me that he had this fantasy -- a romantic fantasy -- of at some point in his life pulling a Denzel Washington out of the 1990 Spike Lee...
Clutch Magazine: Russell Simmons 5 Biggest Misses 20 Aug 2013 | 07:01 pm
Last week on Clutch, after that whole Harriet Tubman sex tape debacle I refuse to watch, I wrote a post about how Big Russ has been screwing up for some time and chronicled his five greatest hits ... ...
Eeyore Is My Spirit Animal 16 Aug 2013 | 06:23 pm
Today in "All Aboard the Bipolar Express" I examine my emotional tie to a childhood literary character I always found troubling and problematic until I realized that character was myself. I'm going t...
The Snob Talks Oprah Shop Fallout, Voting Rights on NPR 16 Aug 2013 | 04:40 pm
It was time for the Beauty Shop again on NPR's Tell Me More with Michel Martin, only this week Celeste Headlee was sitting in for the host. We sat for our chat talking lady business (you know lipstick...
Clutch Magazine: $6.5 Million to Create Something Someone Already Created 15 Aug 2013 | 07:56 pm
Thursday for Clutch Magazine Online I took on Bryan Goldberg's super braggy, mansplaining, privilege-dripping press release announcing his new web site for womenfolk, Bustle.com. Mostly my ire is dire...
The Root: Are We Squandering the Efforts of the Civil Rights Movement? 15 Aug 2013 | 07:45 pm
In my latest piece for The Root I discuss my personal feelings about the post-Civil Rights generation I'm part and wondering if I've done enough to take advantage of the rights others fought for. Her...
Paula Deen's Gets A Legal Win, But She's Still In Deep Doo-Doo 13 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm
Hey! Paula Deen came out a winner against part of that lawsuit a former employee filed against her. (You know? That lawsuit where we all learned that Paula Deen has thrown the N-word around a few time...
