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What Became of the Hip-Hop Politicians?
(The Root) — During the Congressional Black Caucus legislative week in 2004, there was a fundraising reception held for a young black politician from Chicago who hoped to represent his state in the U.S. Senate. The honorary chairs of the fundraiser were Reps. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), Harold Ford Jr. (D-Tenn.), Artur Davis (D-Ala.) and…
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The Last Hug
I never realized, until recently, that I don’t know the day my mother died. I don’t think I ever knew. All I know is that I knew she was gone before anyone told me. I was ten when my mother died of Lupus, a disease of the red-blood cells that affects mostly African-American women between…
Lottie Joiner is an award-winning journalist who writes about the African American experience, Black history, race and culture.