How can you show your support for treating black folks equally without marching or demonstrating? According to The Strategist, “You can donate money to a local, grassroots organiza
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The Senate Is Important, Too
Since it appears we will be stuck with Mitch McConnell for another 6 years, the only thing we can do to ensure that real changes are made in our government is to gain control of the Senate. If we d
The Danger in White Moderates Setting Biden’s Agenda
With at most a narrow majority in the Senate, the new president will be inclined to do less. He must be pushed to do more. By Tressie McMillan Cottom (2020 MacArthur Genius Grant recipient) Dr
Healthiest Types of Nuts
Everywhere I look, almonds come up #1 on the list. I’m ambivalent about almonds. I mean, if they are in a Hershey bar, I might eat them, but I wouldn’t seek them out. Green beans with almonds d
Trumpism Is the New McCarthyism
I’ve been thinking about how much the past 3.5 years reminded me of the assent of the dangerous demagogue Senator Joseph McCarthy. This is why it is really important to know your history. I’ll
A Tribute Fit for the Queen of Jazz
Ella: Forever the First Lady of Songfeaturing the Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton MarsalisSaturday, November 14 @ 7 pm EDT Virtual Ticket Price: $20 In 2017, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s annual
My Banana Bread
I had some bananas which were very ripe so I made banana bread. Here is what I did. Using my stand mixer, I put 3 very ripe peeled bananas, 1 egg, and 1 stick of softened butter in the bowl. I mixe
How hard is it to make pancakes? Not very.
I’ve been looking at cookbooks and articles about making pancakes. Everyone seems to treat it as though it is some kind of rocket science, unobtainable to regular folks without detailed, involved
What does being a man mean?
What Makes a Man a Man? What Makes a Man Manly? Trump and Biden Offer Competing Answers What makes a man? Across generations, photographers have provided eclectic answers What Does It Mean to Be a
What You Really Need to Know About Urinary Tract Infections
I know, I know, this is not nearly as interesting as politics. However, if you’ve ever had one of these maddening, itchy, burning infections, and don’t want another one, you might want to read
Raising Mixed Kids
To be the Black mother of a child who appears white can raise all kinds of questions and comments from strangers. Even the “nice” comments are loaded with assumptions about beauty and belo
When Your Husband Retires and He’s Suddenly Around. All. The. Time.
Tips for protecting your space, while giving him a little of his own. By Beth Graham 1. The she-shed and the man cave; every woman needs a space of her own, not to have to lock herself in the
What Do You Know About White Extremist Groups?
Ever since I began looking more closely at news reports and some of my neighbors, I’ve been thinking a lot about white extremism. This election and demonstrations rooted in outrage at continued k
The ‘she-cession’: Why women are leaving the workforce
It’s time to end the myth that working mothers “opt out” of their careers to become stay-at-home moms, said Sarah Green Carmichael at Bloomberg. As the pandemic is making clear, “when
Police took a Black toddler from his family’s SUV. Then, the union used his photo as ‘propaganda,’ attorneys say.
By Katie Shepherd Oct. 30, 2020 at 4:34 a.m. EDT On Thursday, the nation’s largest police union posted a photo to social media taken during the unrest in Philadelphia this week, where h