Archive for July 2009
The Sotomayor Hearings and White Male Condescension
Posted by: elledub08 on: July 17, 2009
By the way: For those of you who missed the hearings or just want to see a good rundown of who’s who in all of this: Check out Adam Serwer’s post over at the American Prospect.
Okay, I’ll admit it.
I really did watch all 4 days of the Sotomayor hearings. I didn’t watch so much [...]
Follow Up: Steve Harvey, dating and the Quarterlife
Posted by: elledub08 on: July 8, 2009
A few months back I wrote this post about the Steve Harvey relationship book, Act like a Lady, Think like a Man. I got a lot of comments, a lot of my friends talking about Black women and men and relationships, and a lot of retweets on Twitter. I also got some pretty interesting comments:
from [...]
What to do about failing schools
Posted by: elledub08 on: July 8, 2009
The New York Times had some pretty solid advice for Secretary of Education Arne Duncan–make schools with the highest dropout rates a priority:
Mr. Duncan has said from the start that he wants the states to transform about 5,000 of the lowest-performing schools, not in a piecemeal fashion but with bold policies that have an impact [...]
Farewell to the King of Pop
Posted by: elledub08 on: July 7, 2009
Michael Jackson’s memorial service takes place in my hometown of Los Angeles at the Staples Center. For those of you who want to tune in on the internet, check out the live stream at Hulu.
At The Root, Rebecca Walker gives her memories of Michael Jackson’s music and meeting him as a teenager:
Why Michael approached me [...]
Byron Hurt: An Open Letter to BET.
Posted by: elledub08 on: July 3, 2009
A lot of the outrage about the BET Awards sprang from Michael Jackson’s death, but its not really about MJ….it’s about BET’s failure to create program that portrays the Black experience in a positive light. It’s part of an ongoing problem, though Byron Hurt’s open letter to Debra Lee is a excellent start. Feel free [...]
The Audacity of Spirit: Lessons from a New Modern Woman
Posted by: elledub08 on: July 1, 2009
June 20th marked World Refugee Day. Here in Washington there have been events throughout the month to bring awareness to the issues that refugees face here and abroad. Ihotu Ali, a Center for Progressive Leadership New Leaders Fellow, talks about the images of refugee women here in America. I had the pleasure of meeting [...]
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