A Peek Inside Travis Hunter’s New Jacksonville Mansion
In Minnesota Assassination Attempt, Wife’s Split-Second Decision is a Testament to a Mother’s Love
KWN, ‘The Female Version of Chris Brown’ Got Black Men Worried And For Good Reason
Oklahoma Black Man Hit By Patrol Car During Jaywalking Arrest, and That’s Not Even the Most Infuriating Part
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Calling All Trekkies
Truth be told, we weren’t so sure that the world needed another addition to the whole Star Trek enterprise. (Yes, Trekkies, we know: Sacrilege!) There are far too many spinoffs and spinoffs of spinoffs in the pantheon of summer blockbuster hits. So been there, so done that. Transformers 2. Really? But this latest entree, rather…
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Mom, You Win, You Always Do
The Root has allowed four women in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s riff on just how significant is it is that someone, somewhere, grinned and bore it—literally—pushing a football-sized version of themselves out into the world. Some have even *shudder* done this themselves. They’re all great pieces. I notice that in the younger ages,…
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In Washington's Power Corridors, Is Ignorance Bliss?
The news of the hour here in Washington is that recently released internal memos from the Central Intelligence Agency show that Nancy Pelosi knew about the “enhanced interrogation” techniques being used by the CIA on suspected terrorist detainees as early as September 2002. Greg Sargent says that the memos are not immediately damning for Pelosi,…
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Mother's Day Meditation
Tomorrow is Mother’s Day and I’m celebrating. My primary mother, Joan Theresa Elder, lost her life to ovarian cancer in 1995. Her end was tough, but her life was full, vibrant, challenged, and a wonderful template for anyone in pursuit of humanity. I simply want to acknowledge the seeds my mother planted in the garden…
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A Daughter Only
I’m not sure exactly when it happened. I’m referring, of course, to that moment in my mother’s mind when I shifted from being her prized only daughter to her only hope for grandchildren. The woman’s got a crazy case of “the grandbabies.” Maybe it was last fall, when I turned 28 and spent a stimulus…
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Mother's Play
One spring afternoon about 15 years ago, I was walking along a Manhattan street and spied an unusual scene. It was a woman and her teenage son, walking about half a block ahead of me. He was dribbling a basketball. She was coaching. She was critiquing the form on his shot, stressing that he needs…
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Daily Show to Marion Barry: "What Are You, On Crack?"
Via Sommer Mathis of DCIST, the, ahem, crackdown on former Washington Mayor Marion Barry for his loudmouthed disapproval of gay marriage continues: Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart did a little segment on the D.C. Council’s recent vote to approve legislation that would allow the District to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other…
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Friday's Headlines
AP: Obama versus the Fetid Remains of the Once-Proud GOP ABC: Delta Blues: Blacks None Too Pleased with Airline’s Diversity Initiatives UIA: Surprisingly, Black Students Have Hard Time Finding Niche at Univ. of Idaho (…) AP: Handyman Pleads Guilty to Oakland Editor’s Murder FTU: Kujichagilia with Ujima on the Side! Black Students Thriving in Afro-Centric…
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30s Rock
I’m just going to come right out and say it: Mothering in your 30s is about getting your proverbial sh*t together. School is out, and playtime is over. If you’re like most working mothers in America, by the time you hit your third decade, you’ve woken up to a few things. Unless you’ve been studying…