The Real Prize

January 27, 2008

If I'm honest, I must admit that none of Barack Obama's attributes are what tipped me over from Obama admiration to Obama love. It was something else entirely personal, or rather, someone else -- Michelle Obama. And his choice of her as wifely material is what makes me love him more.

Bush's Liberian Lovefest

In at least one place, our president is a rock star.

Immersion Therapy

Surviving on a blackness-only diet.

Postcard From Liberia

Things are looking up, but from so far down

Match Points

Ten lessons I learned from a month of Internet dating.

Cruel Intentions?

How to say you're sorry and really mean it.

Cruel Intentions?

How to say you're sorry and really mean it.

Whiteygate

What black people call white people…and it ain't 'whitey.'

Misfire

Why The New Yorker's cover is an insult to gun-toting black women everywhere.

America's Chitlin' Era

Blacks are experts at turning nasty scraps into feasts. Enter President Obama.