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What's Wrong With a Mom-in-Chief?
The role of the first lady is not a simple one. Just look at Mitt Romney’s wife, Ann, and her recent campaign meltdown — and she’s not even in the White House. But Michelle Obama makes the job look easy, and most recently the first lady impressed the nation and the world with her rousing…
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Black Women Have Beauty Standards, Too
Clutch magazine‘s Tami Winfrey Harris pushes back on the notion that anything goes when it comes to African-American women’s bodies. One undercurrent to the recent hyper-focus on black women’s bodies has been the idea that while the majority culture has strict beauty standards, black folks just don’t give a damn. In our own communities, black…
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Sometimes Blackface Works
Reflecting on the recent use of blackface on 30 Rock, Clutch magazine’s Tami Winfrey Harris says that she was fine with it and reminds us that context matters. In this case, 30 Rock was poking at both past and present racism in media. Character Kenneth the Page introduced the segment by saying, “NBC had the…
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Whitney's 'Homegoing' and the Spiritual Divide
In an entry at Racialicious via What Tami Said, Tami Winfrey Harris expresses disdain for media coverage of Whitney Houston’s funeral. She says the service was examined as if it were a National Geographic discovery. Media coverage of singer Whitney Houston’s funeral evoked a disappointment I often feel as a black woman in America. It…
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Tyrese to Black Women: Don't Be Too Independent
In an entry at Racialicious via her What Tami Said blog, Tami Winfrey Harris lambastes singer and actor Tyrese for warning black women about being “too independent.” She says that kind of “mansplaining” or condescending advice devalues black women. Sexism lies at the root of the actor’s monologue. In the regressive language of modern black…
Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude
