http://www.dallasnews.com/incoming/20110210-lorrie-irby-jackson-of-garland-lets-honor-black-history-by-not-revising-it.ece With my birthday coming up and a nationwide black history celebration in full swing, it’s probably no surprise that February is my favorite month. Sure, there’s the abbreviated time span and less-than-pleasant temperature range, but I find it just as enjoyable to explore my people’s countless contributions to society as I do the tastes… Continue reading Black History Doesn’t Need Whitewashing
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 :)
Helicopter Parents, Stop Your Engines
http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/columnists/lorrie-irby-jackson/20120412-hover-not-parents-kids-need-to-make-own-way.ece A color-coordinated blouse, a woven straw basket and goody-filled plastic eggs: Those were the items on lists that Nia and Layla brought home from school weeks before Easter, designated to help commemorate the upcoming holiday and the arrival of spring. Layla would be needing the eggs and basket for her class’s Easter egg hunt, and… Continue reading Helicopter Parents, Stop Your Engines
Working Hard Vs. Never Working (Moms)
http://www.dallasnews.com/lifestyles/columnists/lorrie-irby-jackson/20120419-women-are-quarrelling-about-the-wrong-issues.ece Considering the endless inequities facing women today — sexualized beauty standards, discrepancies in medical care costs and victimization via physical abuse and on-the-job harassment — it perplexes me that many of us continue to concentrate high levels of energy and indignation into battling the “mommy wars.” Sometimes it’s younger vs. older, married vs. single… Continue reading Working Hard Vs. Never Working (Moms)
Spoiled Brats = Drama & Heartache
It’s been years since I was wheeled out of a hospital maternity ward with a newborn in my arms, but I recall the moments as if they unfolded yesterday. Each time, the arrival of our son and daughters filled me with awe, affection and a sense of purpose. In our first moments as mother and… Continue reading Spoiled Brats = Drama & Heartache
The Saga of Sagging Pants
Back in the early 1990s, Tupac Shakur revealed his social consciousness with a track called “Brenda’s Got a Baby.” When a peer shrugs off the news of the pregnancy by saying: “That’s not our problem, that’s up to Brenda’s family,” Shakur responds with: “Well let me show you how it affects the whole community.” He fleshes out… Continue reading The Saga of Sagging Pants