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what's wrong with a little mid afternoon nap? I read this morning in the Express paper that the Topeka Unified School District 501 is no longer allowing kindergarteners to have nap time. Kindergarteners! Apparently the practice had been officially discontinued years ago but some teachers were still allowing children up to 25 [...] this chick can't be caged I have to start off by saying, this is not one of those “woe is me” or “woe is the single, Black woman” posts. Though I used the word “blues,” I could just as well have used “concerns” or some other word, but it wouldn’t have the [...]
Recently my 12 year old daughter experienced her first romantic heartbreak. As she related the story to me and cried, it was all I could do not to break down. As much as I try to give my daughters realistic expectations of people’s behavior, my little girl had this pie-in-the-sky, over-the-top, romantic [...]
I’ve always thought that elderly people were so cute. I smile whenever I see an elderly, or semi-elderly, person making his/her way in the world. Going to the store or on the subway- whatever – just doing their thing. I wonder what type of life they’ve had, the experiences they must have [...] Ok, it’s official – my older daughter is “color struck.” She has a very definite bias towards Black people with lighter skin complexions. This is quite distressing to me and her father. Neither of us has any idea of how she came to the conclusion that “light is right.” We have both [...] Emancipation Day is a holiday in Washington DC to mark the anniversary of the signing of the Compensated Emancipation Act, which President Abraham Lincoln signed on April 16, 1862. It is annually held on April 16. Background on Emancipation Day: Formal slavery was legal from 1619 until 1865 in the area [...] My teenage daughter and her BFF (best friend forever) recently had a falling out which resulted in angry words being exchanged and the end of their friendship. As my daughter related the story to me I began to think about my own ‘BFF’ situation. Over the years as my children have [...] I saw these ads in the April 2010 issue of Essence magazine and thought they were too cute! I love it when companies recognize diversity. Be who you want to be today. …ms. [...] I’ve struggled with depression for most of my life. I didn’t always realize what it was, but I always knew that something wasn’t quite right. During college I went through a period in which I couldn’t get myself to leave the house. I could barely get myself to leave the bed. I [...] Baggage is code for “children.” What is it that these men who can handle “issues, but not children” are afraid of? What is their issue? [...] |
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