In the last few years, a disturbing trend has emerged due to the prevalence of social media and the emergence of instant “real time” reactions to news stories and events. It’s a concept that politicians, candidates and other famous folks have bandied about in order to walk back an offensive remark or comment once it’s… Continue reading Slippery Tongues, Shortened Careers; The Era Of The Misspeak
Category: DMN Briefing Columns
Weekly published columns that appear in Friday’s paper version of Briefing and online @dallasnews.com/local voices, make sure you check for the new ones on Saturdays to add your .02 :)
“Glass Slipper” Or Concrete Block? Compromise Shouldn’t Mean ‘All For One, None For All’
With serial monogamy becoming the norm rather than the exception and nearly half of all American marriages ending in divorce, it’s hard to avoid skepticism when anyone other than a proven expert offers advice on what works. And when you’re already a high-profile celebrity, those doubts only multiply, especially when you’re a woman who seems… Continue reading “Glass Slipper” Or Concrete Block? Compromise Shouldn’t Mean ‘All For One, None For All’
“I Need You”: Why More Should Follow Jill Scott’s “Golden” Parenting Plan
With Mother’s Day’s just around the corner and a year since the murder of Trayvon Martin, it didn’t surprise me to see the joys of motherhood and the perilous state of black children being weighed in the May edition of Ebony magazine. However, in between the political commentary and photos spreads about the latest fashion… Continue reading “I Need You”: Why More Should Follow Jill Scott’s “Golden” Parenting Plan
Raising Nia: Fulfilling The Meaning of “Purpose” In Our Lives & Hearts
A powerful prediction, spoken like fact, seemed to drop out of nowhere during a random conversation my husband and I were having months into our relationship as boyfriend and girlfriend: “Lorrie, I was thinking…we would make some pretty babies.” Did I hear him right? Sure, we’d met each other’s friends and family and were certainly… Continue reading Raising Nia: Fulfilling The Meaning of “Purpose” In Our Lives & Hearts
“Race-Neutral” Or Just Delusional? How Willfull “Colorblindness” Promotes Prejudice & Racism
A few years ago, my nephew DJ and I were at my parents’ house and watching The Long Walk Home, a 1990 film about a black domestic worker (Whoopi Goldberg), her white employer (Sissy Spacek) and how their lives intersect personally and professionally during the 1955-1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott. “Why are all of… Continue reading “Race-Neutral” Or Just Delusional? How Willfull “Colorblindness” Promotes Prejudice & Racism