While many of us were making resolutions for 2013, plenty of famous folks kicked off the new year by getting engaged. So, in addition to news stories about holiday sales and the fiscal cliff, reporters practically fell over themselves gushing about Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Aniston, Jimmy Kimmel and Miley Cyrus being among dozens of stars… Continue reading Hoes Up, Ladies Down: Adoring The Amoral In The Age of Kimye
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 :)
Hell No To Shawty Lo: The Epic Ignorance Behind “All My Babies’ Mamas”
Back in the day, the criterion seemed a lot simpler when it came to determining who could be a potential Mr. Right. Being handsome and dressing well (whatever that entails) usually gets things off to a nice start, but the more serious we become about settling down, other qualities start to become meaningful about that… Continue reading Hell No To Shawty Lo: The Epic Ignorance Behind “All My Babies’ Mamas”
Too Black,Too Strong? Rhonda Lee’s Firing & Overlooking The Obvious
There’s no way for her to remember the event, thankfully, but my daughter Nia experienced her first brush with stereotyping when she was just a few minutes old. After hours of arduous, but ineffective labor, my obstetrician, Dr. B., told my husband and I that it was too risky to continue with natural childbirth and… Continue reading Too Black,Too Strong? Rhonda Lee’s Firing & Overlooking The Obvious
Updating An Archive: The Easy-Bake Oven Gender Drama
A roaring fireplace, Momma’s oven-baked sugar cookies and Daddy’s reading holiday poems aloud to my siblings and me as “A Motown Christmas” played: I cannot imagine the holidays without intertwining those memories. My fondness for tradition, however, doesn’t prevent me from adding a few new tweaks and twists for my own family. For example, I… Continue reading Updating An Archive: The Easy-Bake Oven Gender Drama
How Very White Of You: An Open Letter To Univ. of TX’s Professor Graglia
Greetings, Professor Graglia, You seem like a thoughtful and educated man and given your decades of teaching experience, including your current post as a University of Texas Law Professor, you may not have meant to diminish the performance efforts of non-white students in college settings. But what you stated in last month’s interview with BBC… Continue reading How Very White Of You: An Open Letter To Univ. of TX’s Professor Graglia