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Why Google Buzz Is a Bust—Especially for Black Folks
If you’ve logged onto your Gmail account lately, you’ve probably been invited to take a look at Buzz, Google’s first foray into the overcrowded world of social networking. After declining the initial promotional ad, I eventually gave in and clicked on the colorful Buzz icon innocuously positioned on my menu bar. After all, I’ve never…
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A Matter of Principal
At 29, I became a high school principal after a beloved school leader had retired. The teachers in the building were fearful that I might ruin what they had: a highly functioning school filled with college-bound students and positive energy. They made it clear that they were giving me one year to see what I…
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Where Are the Black Bachelor(ettes)?
This season of ABC’s reality show The Bachelorette is coming to a close. I would like to thank you for the hours of entertainment you’ve provided over 13 seasons of The Bachelor plus five seasons of The Bachelorette: the overuse of the word “amazing,” the overly tearful women (and men) and the repeated stating of…
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Exit Interviews With My Exes
A year ago, I decided to go back and ask all of the men in my past why they ultimately did not want to be with me. My girls were concerned. “Isn’t it just rehashing painful memories?” “Couldn’t you end up feeling awful about yourself?” But I was tired of the “it’s not you, it’s…
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Barack Like Me
The day after the presidential election, I went to work at a small inner-city public high school to find people walking the halls with contented smiles. Even the students who generally find it easier to scowl than breathe were beaming. As their principal, I reprimanded them, half-heartedly, numerous times for suggesting that we all should’ve…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
