January 10, 2012 1 Edd’s MANtra: We Will Overcome Some Day, I Hope While watching her beloved University of Alabama take the BCS National Championship last night, Javacia [...]
December 16, 2011 11 Charlize Theron thinks I’m “messed up” If you’ve known me even for a short time and even if it’s only through this blog you probably [...]
December 5, 2011 5 Church bans interracial couples (This post has been UPDATED as the church has overturned the ban) Most of you who know me well know I’m a proud church going gal. But it never fails that at least once a [...]
December 2, 2011 0 In case you thought feminism was no longer needed… When teaching early feminist texts such as Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story “The Yellow [...]
November 8, 2011 2 Edd’s MANtra: RIP Heavy D It’s not often I’m left speechless. From TMZ.com: Rap legend Heavy D — one of the most [...]
October 24, 2011 2 What’s up with the ‘fro frisking? Will natural hair be added to this list? photo by David Lisbona via Creative Commons Back when I lived in [...]
October 6, 2011 1 RIP Steve Jobs “Remembering I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help [...]
October 6, 2011 2 Remembering Rev. Shuttlesworth We have lost another pioneer of the civil rights movement. Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, who led [...]
September 23, 2011 3 Edd’s MANtra: RIP Vesta Williams Details are pretty sketchy right now, but I’m sad to announce that we’ve reportedly lost another [...]
September 19, 2011 3 The World’s Largest Afro Fro Fashion Week is underway in Atlanta, Georgia. Sadly I won’t be able to make it to Hotlanta until [...]