CNN’s Black in America 2: “Tomorrow’s Leaders”
Steve Perry is doing amazing work, however, his criticism of the kids’ parents is at times questionable.
Category: Commentary
Are mommy bloggers sell-outs?
When one has to feed a child and provide shelter and clothing, self-sacrifice can only go so far.
Bridget Jones 3: Bridget wants a baby
After getting Bridget into a stable relationship, one may well wonder what is left to make her life complete. Let’s pause for a moment and think, shall we?
Tina Brown and Hillary Clinton’s burqa
Isn’t it sexist to reduce Clinton’s powerful role in the U.S. cabinet to merely being the president’s other wife?
Is Serena Williams the new Sarah Baartman?
The fact that there is even a discussion of the possibility that Serena is not fulfilling her potential reveals the very different standards we have for white and black women.
What becomes of Michael Jackson’s children?
What is ‘Neverland” but a palace dedicated to loss and suffering in the guise of play and whimsy?
Is Jenny Sanford a feminist hero?
Unlike other cheated-on spouses, Jenny Sanford’s response has engendered empathy as well as admiration
France’s burqa ban: in the name of freedom?
Many of the women wearing the burqa in France originate from Africa, and this, to some degree, legitimizes the white man’s burden in the eyes of men like Sarkozy.
Yulia Tymoshenko’s candidacy: looking beyond the dichotomy
Relations with Russia, the EU and the United States take a backseat to the more immediate problems facing Ukraine at this juncture.
On Obama’s “failed celebrity” and accountability
Despite the vocal complaints from Smiley et al, the Black Intelligentsia are not standing at soup kitchens or awaiting food stamps to feed their families.