Sybrina Fulton lowers herself into a chair, adjusts the sleeves of her jacket and uses a tissue to gently dab her tearing eyelashes. “You’ll have to excuse me,” she chuckles, “my allergies are doing terrible here in Texas.”
Hours away … Read the rest
I knew that I was wading into instant drama when I wrote and submitted my post-‘verdict’ Trayvon Martin column. I had written of race issues before as a Briefing columnist, and as a Black woman who’s lived in the South … Read the rest
A week after the Zimmerman ‘verdict’ and a day after my column about the issue, readers who take exception with my views are firing off e-mail after e-mail. A couple have been supportive, others have been smug and snarky, while … Read the rest
Sunday’s weather was overcast and turbulent, the clouds obscuring any presence of brightness and creating an atmosphere weighted with tension and gloom.
Normally, I enjoy summer storms. But this time, the tempest overhead was a fitting backdrop underscoring the sadness … Read the rest
When Darius’ voice started deepening, his height increased, and pre-pubescent roundness melted away to reveal the longer limbs of burgeoning manhood, it became time to have “The Talk.”
The focus of this traditional discussion wouldn’t break down the differences between … Read the rest