The phenomena of how we select names for our children just amazes me. Why would you give children names that set up negative expectations them before they even open their mouths?
A school teacher friend sent this to me. This is a childʼs name!
'Le - a'
How would you pronoun ...
Posted Sunday, October 26th 2008 at 10:49PM
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I don't know about you but I am sick to death of people telling me whom I should vote for. I have a mind and I can make it up for myself. SO CAN YOU! Here's how:
VoteGopher http://www.votegopher.com/HTH.php offers a "nonpartisan and unbiased" s ...
Posted Sunday, October 19th 2008 at 1:46PM
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What if Obama becomes president and nothing changes? How will Black people especially, feel who are expecting so much of him? The system, being what it is, will try to replenish and reproduce itself and will do everything possible to resist change. O ...
Posted Friday, September 26th 2008 at 4:28PM
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I pursued my Ph.D. because I was told that Black Women didn't get Ph.D.s in science and science-related fields, as if it were impossible. I also got mine because I wasn't allowed to be a part of the larger conversations in my field without the degre ...
Posted Sunday, August 17th 2008 at 10:10PM
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