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Eisa Nefertari Ulen teaches English at Hunter College in New York City, and her essays have been widely anthologized. Nominated by Essence magazine for a National Association of Black Journalists Award, she has contributed to numerous other publications, including The Washington Post, Ms., Health, and CreativeNonfiction.org.

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Archives for: April 2009

Danzy Senna's Book Tour

04/26/09 08:31 , Categories: Everything

Thanks to Danzy Senna for sending this info on her new FSG book, Where Did You Sleep Last Night?: A Personal History.

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Los Angeles

Sunday, April 26, 2009 @ 1:30 p.m.

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Rolfe Hall 1200
With Jennifer Baszile and Lise Funderburg, moderated by Erin Aubry Kaplan. The panel is titled "Memoir: Bloodlines"

Thursday, June 04, 2009 @ 7 p.m.
Eso Won Books 4331 Degnan Blvd.

San Diego

Wednesday, April 29 @ 4:30 p.m.
UCSD Department of Literature
Vis Arts Performance Space
La Jolla, CA

Pasadena

Monday, May 18, 2009 @ 7 p.m.
Vroman's 695 E. Colorado Blvd.

West Hollywood

Tuesday, May 19, 2009 @ 7 p.m.
Book Soup 8818 Sunset Blvd.

Corte Madera

Wednesday, May 20, 2009 @ 1 p.m.
Book Passage 51 Tamal Vista Blvd.

Boston

Tuesday, May 26, 2009 @ 6 p.m.
Boston Public Library 700 Boylston Street

New York

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 @ 7 p.m.
In conversation with Rebecca Walker. New York Public Library Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers Fifth Ave. and 42nd St.
***Tickets for this event can be purchased online: http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=DAN48

Thursday, May 28, 2009 @ 7 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Upper West Side 2289 Broadway at 82nd St.
Los Angeles

Please click on the following site for more information about the book and for book tour updates.
http://us.macmillan.com/wheredidyousleeplastnight

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MSNBC Vote on Obama's First 100 Days

04/21/09 08:46 , Categories: Everything

Thanks to Elise Chance for sending this to me:

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Colleagues and Friends,
Take a look. Please vote if you are so inclined.

MSNBC has a poll up about the President's job so far for the first 100 days. Republicans are flooding it with "F" votes. Pass this address on and go to it to vote:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29493093/

10 comments

Comment from: Cecil L. Dunham [Visitor]

F Minus

04/23/09 @ 17:02

Comment from: Carol Landsverk [Visitor]

F for failure to seek the best for USA
F for frightening reality he brings...
F for friends with wrong folks........
F for free lunches do not exist......
F for foretelling of the end.........
F for fringe type American...........
F for forthrightness is missing......
F for frounce in attitude............
F for fullfilled promises lacking....
F for furtiveness full blown.........

04/24/09 @ 00:30

Comment from: Bill Rogers [Visitor]

F in every aspect of his preidency.
He is not even qualified to be
President.

04/27/09 @ 17:44

Comment from: Bob [Visitor]

I am not worried. Obama knows what's good for me.

04/29/09 @ 09:45

Comment from: davi [Visitor]

he is the greatest and he is doing a very good job

04/29/09 @ 22:53

Comment from: pittershawn [Visitor]

· http://pittershawn.com

I think, like a wanting lover, we should be more observent. We can't let being in love keep us from seeing certain things with clarity.

I would never vote in such trite things, particularly not through a controlled media. It is really insulting to my intelligence to imagine I should "vote" on a thing I have no viable way of measuring at this point in time. No fruit has beared. There is nothing to vote on. And even if there was, I would never believe a media that is not open would be so inclined to give me the truth about what is going on in our world. The days of Watergate type journalism are gone. Maybe they were dying then and the story was merely a means to save a dying paper.

Either way, MSNBC and their ilk insult my intelligence by asking me to "vote." Vote on what? Nothing has happened, nothing has changed, and nothing but idle words have been floating around. This government is on its last leg. And I do not believe anyone can save it, because many are unaware of the forces that are determined to see the world transformed into one giant slave ship.

04/30/09 @ 09:39

Comment from: Cathy Chen [Visitor]

Many voted based on their political party view point. We need to focus on what the solution not judgemental comments. What can we contribute a solution, suggestion, and common interests for our country as people not separate class and party interest. voting will not make a different except create anger and division among people.

06/23/09 @ 00:48

Comment from: Cathy Chen [Visitor]

Many voted based on their political party view point. We need to focus on solution not judgemental comments. What can we contribute to a solution, suggestion, and idea common interest for our people in this country, not based on separate class and party interest. Voting will not make a different except create anger and division among people.

06/23/09 @ 00:53

Comment from: Anon [Visitor]

what i don't get, is how everyone thinks being liberal makes you more intelligent than others. everytime something doesn't go your way, you blame the republicans and say that they're a bunch of rednecks. how's the view from that ivory tower?

08/13/09 @ 17:14

Comment from: kader [Visitor] · http://www.picktorrent.com/

Thanks Eisa! Very interesting blog.

08/26/09 @ 02:26

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Promotes the Benefits of Breastfeeding

04/17/09 09:27 , Categories: Everything

New York public hospitals participate in a global effort to increase the numbers of women who nurse their babies. Read the full Women's eNews article, which I wrote, and find out more about the UNICEF / WHO Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative.

Here's the link to the Women's eNews article.

1 comment

Comment from: eisa718 [Member]

Here's a link to the New York Times article on the benefits of breastfeeding for mothers who nurse:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/health/research/22breast.html?_r=1.

Thanks for this, Tara Roberts!

04/23/09 @ 17:56