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I have been sitting with the verdict of the George Zimmerman trial all week. I have been sitting with it, creepy mournful ghastly thing, hu...

Is this thing on? I have so many things to talk about. Let’s start with just one, because it’s so ridiculously entertaining:   have you h...

Photo from blackradionetwork.com. Last week, just before the admittedly hectic Easter/birthday weekend, I read an article which t...

In my lunch time travels yesterday, I came across the above graffito spray painted across someone’s garage. When I shared it with the fa...

It’s summer, and that means it will be hot. If it’s hot, there will be swimming. If there’s swimming, hair gets wet. If hair...

Following up on my last post : on Saturday, Viva got her hair trimmed and re-done in a half-twisted, half-out chunky 'fro. She totally ...

My Viva is 8 years old. She is bigger than she has ever been, but she is still, in the scheme of things, a little girl. She often shows suc...

Sweet Dub is out tonight, taking photographs for a client. I am home with the kids, who seem to be doing everything possible to tap dance on...

I’ve been a bit down lately. Work has been stressful; dealing with my Nanna’s illness has been stressful, etc. So I’ve been trying to Turn M...

How nuts is this? Harvard Professor Arrested CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 20 (UPI) -- A prominent black Harvard professor is facing disorderly con...

Is my baby too white? I am not talking about the actual baby, Cily, who is in point of fact, rather fair-complexioned. I am talking about Mi...

On Friday, Viva came home with a notice in her backpack that International Day will be held on April 24th. Oh, how nice – what a great oppor...

I don’t have anything deep to say today, just a bunch of random observations. Let’s dive in, shall we? Seriously? One of the Best. Headlines...

Adieu, Maternity Leave. As of yesterday, I am back at work. I have a new, larger office with nice furniture and, because one of the senior t...

Poll: Whites, blacks in U.S. disagree about prejudice Wow, shocking news. These folks truly have their finger on the pulse. The highlight of...

Ooooh, I just found out about this today: THE BLACK LIST: VOLUME ONE. In a new kind of living portraiture, a remarkable group of African-Ame...

Hold on to your hats: In South Africa, Chinese is the New Black A high court in South Africa ruled on Wednesday that Chinese-South African...

This morning, while I was waiting An Eternity for Viva to get out of the bathroom, I turned on the TV to find a decent kids’ show that I had...

I am having trouble accessing Blogger today (including comments), so I am moblogging.  Also, my apologies to Liz over at Los Angelista -- I ...

Something happened recently that made me very uncomfortable. Not only am I uncomfortable with what happened, but I am unhappy with my reacti...