The Social Worker Will See You Now: A Postpartum Experience This Black Mom Will Never Forget
By TARA PRINGLE JEFFERSON The nurse flitted around the room, flipping through her chart and checking my vitals. “Do you mind if your…boyfriend,” the nurse...
The March On Washington: Sybrina Fulton, The Head Nod and the Thumbs Up—A Translation
When I go for a run in Washington, DC, I take for granted the history that I pass as I plod out my mileage. I...
For Fairytale Believers: Aiyana Jones, 7-Year-Old Killed In Detroit Police Raid, Deserves Justice (Petition)
By ASHA FRENCH Post-Zimmerman verdict parenting has many Black parents feeling like Sethe (a character from Toni Morrison’s Beloved); we realize that the world is not fit...
Hero School Clerk In Atlanta School Shooting Scare: Applauding Antoinette Tuff
Let us all take a minute to applaud the breath-taking heroism of Antoinette Tuff. In case you haven’t heard, Tuff is the bookkeeper at an...
‘Stand Your Ground’ Ad: Trayvon Martin Shooting, 911 Call, Re-Enacted In Anti-Gun Law Appeal
A gun reform advocacy group is taking aim at Stand Your Ground laws nationwide by pushing a chilling ad reenacting the last moments of Trayvon...
Back To School: It’s Millner. Mrs. Chiles If You’re Nasty (Or My Kid’s Teacher)
You should know that I really like my maiden name. Millner is an original—a cut above the standards Miller and Milner, with its extra L...
Faith and Motherhood: What Does Homeless “Look” Like? A Mom Gives Herself A Reality Check
By TRACEY MICHAE’L LEWIS-GIGGETTS Sometimes you just have to check yourself. I know I do. And when I don’t, sometimes God does the checking. For...
Defending Black Women’s Honor: Where Are the Brothers Who Will Sing A Black Girl’s Song?
That incredibly insensitive, freakishly foolish Harriet Tubman “sex tape” parody that showed up on Russell Simmons’ new YouTube channel, Def Jam Digital, with a “this...
UPDATE: Dying Black Teen Denied Life-Saving Heart Transplant Because Of Grades Now Is On Transplant List
UPDATE: Anthony Stokes, the dying 15-year-old denied a chance to get a new heart because of his grades and juvenile record, has been put on...
Digging In the Crates: The Sun Will Make You Black
This is what I did for fun when I was a kid: I read. I cornrowed my doll’s hair. I read some more. I annoyed...
