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According to a recent study by CNN, most Black children harbor negative, subconscious biases against White children by the time they are 13 years-old.The report explains that younger Black children have an exceptionally optimistic outlook on race, but that overtime these feelings sour. Why do you think this is the case?

Since I have done nothing but act like my mother’s child and mourn the passing of Whitney Houston for the last 10 days, I knew today’s post would be a return, in some way, to The Voice. Early last week, I had resolved to write a fun, lighter post, tentatively titled, “Whitney: Anatomy of a […]

httpv://youtu.be/yF3p2FLArhY Dear Sister (i.e. Komen Organization), Like many of your supporters, I was utterly disheartened by your hasty decision to severe ties with Planned Parenthood because of the unfounded legal witch hunt of Pro-life Congressman Cliff Stearns launched. As one of the few national health organizations that support women and girl’s health, it deeply saddens me […]

[Like] posts have taken over facebook. You see them religiously on young Black teens’ walls, and (less acceptable) they appear on 18 and 19 year-old pages. I see no other reason for such creations except various situations of low self-esteem. No one can blame young folks; as teenage years mark the beginning of partner relationships, […]

Good Sports: Encouraging Black Female Athletes Jaque Reid, The Root | April 8, 2011 Many folks probably missed Wednesday’s headlines proclaiming the Texas A&M Lady Aggies the 2011 NCAA women’s basketball champions. It’s nothing new, but I am still amazed that girls’ and women’s sports don’t receive the recognition they deserve. It’s time the black […]

If last week’s rather desultory and occasionally poorly rendered post on The Fab Five was any indication, my love for Jalen Rose and the rest of the Fab Five is immense and endures even today.  I appreciate many of the things they symbolized.  Just like back in ’91, many do not hold this cohort of […]

Study Finds That Blacks With Strong Racial Identity Are Happier Atlanta Post | March 2011 EAST LANSING, Mich. — Black people who identify more strongly with their racial identity are generally happier, according to a study led by psychology researchers at Michigan State University. The study, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, appears in […]

This weekend, BET will host the third annual “Black Girls Rock!” Awards in which black women and girls will be honored for the contributions they have made in their careers and their communities.  A few weeks ago, NBC featured the non-profit organization, which was founded six years ago. ABOUT BLACK GIRLS ROCK!: BLACK GIRLS ROCK! […]

I’ve decided to start a school entitled, “I Know Who You Are.” I know it’s a very weird name for a school, but it encapsulates the purpose of the school. I am going to teach little girls how to recognize predators not only the predators that walk down the street and abduct them as they […]

“I was working my butt off . . . I did not get to be 62  without being able to move beyond things . . . I was worried that my grandchildren would read in the history books years from now that their grandmother the First Black Rural Director for Georgia was fired by the […]

In the past I have struggled with my self-image. Sometimes I feel beautiful, sometimes I don’t. It isn’t abnormal and it doesn’t mean that I don’t love myself. In fact, it’s probably more truthful to say that I struggle with my self-image in relation to what I think a man wants. And that is unfair […]

When I was a kid, many, many eons ago, I didn’t get allowance for doing things like dishes or vacuuming the floor or cleaning my room.  My parents, I assume in an effort to get me ready for life, didn’t believe that one should be rewarded for doing things she was supposed to do.  It […]