When you live in a society that glorifies independence and emphasizes the concept of ‘self,’ it can be hard to recognize the difference between upholding one’s standards and refusing to compromise. Since the beginning of time, stories of men and women who bow to nothing or no one have spawned legends, regaled stage and screen… Continue reading Get Right Or Get Left: The Art of The Compromise
Tag: Dallas Morning News/Briefing Column
Like a Boss: Voting Your Voice in 2012
A native of Kenya, Mr. Alex Armagoha (Ar-ma-GO-uh) was the instructor of my Government 2301 class. With an audience of fifty students a night twice a week, it would’ve been easy for him to recite statistics, discuss the levels of leadership and test us students on the most tried-and-true aspects of local and national politics.… Continue reading Like a Boss: Voting Your Voice in 2012
Rene Syler: Relating To & Moderating at 2012’s “Nappiology Inc.” Expo, DMN Version
Whether we choose to twist it, press it, Afro it or lock it, few topics ignite friendships or frictions among Black women faster than how we choose to wear our hair. What’s usually a matter of preference or practicality for women of other ethnicities, the style choices of African-Americans are often a meld of the… Continue reading Rene Syler: Relating To & Moderating at 2012’s “Nappiology Inc.” Expo, DMN Version
The Right Woman + Good Man + Daughters = Former Playa
Several years ago, after we’d been dating for a few months, my boyfriend Calvin and I decided that our relationship had developed enough to reach the next milestone: Meeting the Folks. The fact that we were in our thirties and included my son on dates didn’t diminish the butterflies I felt in wanting to make… Continue reading The Right Woman + Good Man + Daughters = Former Playa
Sexist Or Supportive? Deborrah Cooper’s Book Examines The “Black Church”
It’s a social phenomenon and statistical reality that became a controversial catalyst for blog posts and news outlets across the nation: Why do most single women in the United States happen to be black? The subsequent scrutiny of the issue did little to dispel the facts: 2010’s U.S. Census found that African-American women represented the… Continue reading Sexist Or Supportive? Deborrah Cooper’s Book Examines The “Black Church”