Newt Gingrich To Poor Black Mothers And Children: Pick Up a Broom, Lazy Asses.
Sweet baby Jesus—serial sexual harasser and unapologetic adulterer Herman Cain finally crawls back into his hole and now we gotta watch serial cheater and crook...
Herman Cain’s Bizarre World: Where Decency and Respect For Women Doesn’t Matter
I’ve remained (mostly) silent on the mess that is Herman Cain’s candidacy; frankly, anyone who even remotely begins an argument about our economy by blaming...
Ice Cream Promises: A Son Yearns For True Love From & Connection With His Father
Editor’s Note: Moved by last week’s post about Jay-Z’s decision to delay becoming a father until he was ready to deal with his father’s absenteeism,...
Herman Cain & His Forgetful Hands: The Importance of Teaching Boys R.E.S.P.E.C.T. For Girls & Women
I can still see the sweat beaded on his top lip—can still feel his hot, sour breath on my cheek and ear and neck. He...
Penn State Sex Abuse Cover-Up Puts Chill On Male Mentoring When We Need It Most
By NICK CHILES My apologies to Shakespeare, but there’s something rotten in State College, Pennsylvania. There are some powerful men walking around the campus of...
So You Wanna Be Hardcore? Be “Straight Outta Dunwoody”
We all know that kid—the one who grew up in the suburbs but, with the assistance of some solid Lil’ Wayne lyrics, saggy pants, and...
Atlanta Cheating Scandal: A Question of Character
By NICK CHILES When my son was growing up, we spent a lot of time grappling with issues of character. This is an essential exercise...
{Let’s Talk About Sex} Tweens, Sex & the Essence Article That Scared the Crap Out Of Me
A few weeks ago, I dropped my Mari off for her first day of middle school and watched her trot up the long walkway to...
Mind Control: Raising A Critical Thinker
By CAROLYN EDGAR My son’s 5th grade Humanities class was given an assignment to write a letter to the Founding Fathers, explaining how the Constitution...
The HPV Vaccine: Weeding Through the Controversy For the Sake Of My Black Girls
It was never a question for us the pediatrician would say the girls were due for this vaccine or that one, and we’d hold Mari...
