Too perfect to be dismissed |
The 30-year campaign by occupants in the White House, a re-structured Federal judiciary and Congressional hostility has eroded women's fundamental Constitutional protections, most notably Roe v. Wade...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:59:00 GMT |
The Ball is in Obama’s Court |
What if, throughout her campaign for the party's nomination, Sen. Hillary Clinton had made speeches like the one she gave last night at the Democratic National Convention? It's possible that she'd be ...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:55:00 GMT |
Michelle Obama: armed and dangerous |
Last week my daughter Felicia and I attended the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. As usual, Chris Rock brought his profound comedic talent to sharply insightful social commentary. "It's going t...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:49:00 GMT |
Jesse Jacksons Truth |
There is a lengthy legacy of politicians striking the wrong tone on the role of African-American men in the family. There tends to be more you-shoulds and not enough I-wills. The question remains whe...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:46:00 GMT |
Unaddressed sexism now shifts focus to Michelle Obama |
The dissection of the mainstream media's role in the downfall of Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign is not yet exhausted. The power of the print, electronic and cyber press to reflect socie...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:18:00 GMT |
Eyes on Mileys bare back, not on the big picture |
The Miley Cyrus debate was bare in more than one way. Arguing over whether the 15-year-old's Vanity Fair photo spread constitutes blight on wholesomeness or a publicity stunt competed with Rev. Wright...
Posted by on Mon, 05 May 2008 09:34:00 GMT |
Candidates have let surrogates define them - and damage them |
Presidential politics is a rough game, intensified by the instantaneousness of the information age. Not for the faint-hearted. Thus, it's hard to understand why Sen. Barack Obama didn't unequivocally ...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:34:00 GMT |
Stop complaining, start explaining |
Running for president of the United States isn't the same as running for Sunday School principal. As the stakes are the highest for the most powerful position on the planet, the contest will only grow...
Posted by on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:32:00 GMT |
The Democrats, economic justice and pay equality |
Forty-four years after the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Acts to end pay inequity and 40 years after the assassination of Martin Luther King, while in the midst of a campaign seeking equal justice ...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:31:00 GMT |
Mark Penns fall is about women, not a meeting |
Mark Penn's resignation as chief strategist for Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign was a long time coming. A meeting with the Colombian government to discuss a free trade pact by the head of...
Posted by on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:30:00 GMT |
