On this most holy of Summers pastime’s weekend, I wrestle the reigns from the usual suspects to share a slice of life from my experience. Like Kemper and C, I find myself in the throes of an interracial relationship which…
Tag: Race
Well Color Me Surprised: John Boehner Welcomes New Black Son-in-Law
The Root and other media outlets are reporting that Lindsay Boehner, daughter of Speaker of the House John Boehner recently married Dominic Lakhan, “a Jamaican-born construction worker” , who in the words of Root author Keli Goff “happens to be…
Maybe I am just a hata: Blogger tells black women they should stop focusing on earning a degree and focus on getting married instead.
So blogger Jamila Akil at Beyond BlackWhite.com has written a post entitled, “Black Women Are Spending Too Much Time and Effort Going to School, They Should Be Spending That Time Trying to Get Married” were she encourages her melanin blessed brethren to forsake…
The “Me” Project: Why I love Dr. Mindy Lahri
Mindy’s a neurotic mess who still keeps it together . . . like pretty much every professional woman I’ve ever met. The Mindy Project is the brainchild of Indian American, actress and writer, Mindy Kaling and the show follows the…
Well, color me surprised: did Senator John McCain’s son marry a sista?
The Washington Post reports that Jack McCain, a Navy pilot and son of Senator John McCain got married over the weekend to Renee Swift, an Air Force reserve captain. I am pouring over the pics from the wedding and I am…
Hatas Gonna Hate: Cheerios’ commerical featuring interracial family upsets racists . . . surprise!
Slate.com has a great article on the recent uproar surrounding Cheerios’ latest effort to encourage people to save their hearts by eating processed food. As Slate reports, “Just Checking,” a cute Cheerios ad featuring a little girl, her white…
Links: Zoe Saldana says “people of color don’t exist” and true interracial (Nazi?) love
So actress Zoe Saldana says “people of color don’t exist” i.e., she doesn’t see race. . . because she lives in Narnia? My initial response was But that would be immature and isn’t a very intellectual response to what…
You Don’t See Race? That’s Not Logical
Webster’s dictionary defines race as: (1) a category of humankind that shares certain distinctive physical traits; (2) a class or kind of people unified by shared interests, habits, or characteristics I cringe every time I hear the phrase, “I don’t…
Race Still Matters in Basketball … Marketing?
In honor of the NBA Playoffs, here is a look at the strange marketing of two above average NBA players: Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer. Deron Williams first burst onto the scene as the point guard of the University of…
Race? Where We’re Going We Don’t Need Race
A DEBATE ABOUT BACK TO THE FUTURE Racist: I find it insulting that a white guy named Marty McFly helps a black man, Chuck Berry, discover Rock and Roll. Not Racist: It is well documented that white people stole Rock…