Race-Talk: Putting this Year of “Firsts” in Perspective

Written by Race-Talk’s Kira Hudson Banks.
I know the Oscars happened a week ago, but I’m still nagged by some of the larger implications of the event. The general controversy has been covered here and elsewhere. What I would like to do is highlight the limited scope of people of color throughout the history of the [...]

Good News in Chicago

The Chicago Tribune reports a charter school in Chicago gets all its seniors into college:
The entire senior class at Chicago’s only public all-male, all-African-American high school has been accepted to four-year colleges. At last count, the 107 seniors had earned spots at 72 schools across the nation.
Mayor Richard Daley and Chicago Public Schools chief Ron [...]

That’s Ms. Coach! Heels and Helmets Football Update

Our resident sports expert, Shavannia Williams, writes on recent changes in football on her Heels and Helmets blog:
There are tons of changes going on in the world of football.  Jake Delhomme is changing his jersey to the Cleveland Browns.  Tim Tebow is changing his throwing motion.  LaDainian Tomlinson is changing his home to the New [...]

Advice for Young Girls Looking for A Way Out

Life Isn’t Fair: It’s a statement of fact.  And while you should fight for fairness and equality, you’re best served personally by understanding this truth.  Whether because you’re black, Latina, a woman, physically challenged, or poor, there will be reason for people to root against you.
Commit Yourself to Excellence: Given life isn’t fair, commit yourself [...]

Black Women….Not Enough

Not Enough Net Worth:  
Apparently, a recent report “a leading economic research group,” social scientists are looking focusing on the financial plight facing African American women.  According to an article written by Tim Grant in The Post-Gazette:
Women of all races bring home less income and own fewer assets, on average, than men of the same race, [...]

What are You Passionate About?

That’s a question I ask would be suitors. It’s more illustrative than “where do you work?” You find out more about a person and less about how they pay the mortgage.
Me? I believe that information is power. And my personal goal is to learn as much as I can and share that knowledge with others.
That’s [...]

Book Recommendation: Root and Branch

What:  Root and Branch: Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall, and the Struggle to End Segregation by Rawn James, Jr.
The Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education is widely considered a seminal point in the battle to end segregation, but it was in fact the culmination of a decades-long legal campaign. Root and Branch [...]

All The Single Ladies!

Sometimes the single life doesn’t feel like a Beyonce video.  And as we learned from Race Talk’s Angela Stanley, it ain’t cheap either.  Shoveling duty over the last two weeks has also put me in the “yeah, I’m independent, but I could still use some help!” mood.  There is still snow on the ground but [...]

Haiti One Month Later

Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) writes about his recent trip to earthquake-ravaged Haiti as a part of a congressional delegation:
As weather paralyzed the nation’s capital with record snowfall, scrambling schedules and disrupting plans, I was able to participate in a short, one-day trip to Haiti. Normally I would think twice about the usefulness of spending less [...]

Zen Habits: Curing Email Insanity

Post written by Leo Babauta. Follow him on Twitter.
The beauty of an empty inbox is a thing to behold. It is calming, peaceful and wonderful.
An inbox that is overflowing with actions, urgent calls for responses, stuff to read … it’s chaos, it’s stressful, it’s overwhelming.
A friend recently posted:
“Help! I’m drowning in email!”
Let’s look at how to [...]

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