Terrie Williams, publicist and best-selling author, is making depression within the African American community her new charge. The task of offering hope for healing to countless Black folk who silence their emotional pain became herContinue reading

Thank you to Joyce Davis, author of Can’t Stop the Shine, for sending this information to me. According to Richard Prince’s online Maynard Institute column, “Journal-isms,” Susan Taylor has communicated via email from South AfricaContinue reading

We round out the year’s topics and, I think, provide a fresh perspective on 2007. Did blogging help spark a new Civil Rights Movement with the Jena 6, or was it all a lot ofContinue reading

Thanks to Elise Chance for sending this sad news to me. You can read the NY Daily News article. I will run to 4W today to talk to Selma, who has been a Fort GreeneContinue reading

When Solid Gold Travel published a comment on this blog about Max Rodriguez, in which Max is called “a professional con-man” and asked that anyone who has been “tricked, conned, or ripped-off by Max RodriguezContinue reading

Check out Rob Fields’ blog, and tell this brother what you’ve been nodding your head to this year. 🙂 From Rob: Hey, people! Originally, I was going to put together a list of what IContinue reading

Today on NPR’s News and Notes with Farai Chideya, I discussed Oprah’s support for Barack Obama and the Weeks-Bynum business. Farai’s guests included Anthony Bradley of The Institute and Earl Dunovant of Prometheus 6. OnContinue reading

On Tuesday my husband and I went to the National Urban League’s New York office to celebrate the publication of CNN contributor Roland Martin’s book, 50 Perspectives on Faith. Terrie Williams, Susan McHenry, and KenContinue reading

Thanks to Ron Kavanaugh, who sent me this: “10 Years of Supporting Writers of African and Latino Descent” That’s what our tagline will read in 2008. Ten years of unflinching dedication to the written word.Continue reading

I love this child! Thanks, Ilyasah, for sending me this link. It’s elementary 2It’s elementary: talking about gay issues in School (www.womedia.org)

I led a discussion with gifted photographer and filmmaker Nsenga Knight. Her exhibition, “As The Veil Turns: Female Pioneers of the American Muslim Community,” will remain up at Harriet’s Alter Ego, 293 Flatbush between StContinue reading

Many thanks to young journalist Leslie Ann Murray, who wrote a New York Amsterdam News article about me for their Black New Yorkers series. Check out the December 6th – December 12th Am News toContinue reading

Everything that appears below was submitted to the NYABJ listserv on December 2, 2007. (I had to remove his links and provide the hyper-links below.) I know Gary and have met his wife, as IContinue reading

Thank you, Kevin Powell, for sending this important news of filmmaker St. Clair Bourne’s home-going. Please visit Bourne’s site, and read the NY Times obituary. I remember watching a group of 8th graders view Bourne’sContinue reading

I felt slightly disappointed by this NBC Nightly News series. “African American Women and Where They Stand” did not – could not? – offer the level of in-depth analysis and fresh perspective I anticipated. ClearlyContinue reading

Thanks to Joyce Davis of Powerflow Media for Spreading the word on this series, which begins tonight on the NBC Nightly News. NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS” SPECIAL FIVE-PART SERIES “AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN: WHERE THEYContinue reading

This morning (at 6:00 am, so I know you missed it!), Fox 5 New York’s “Street Talk” program hosted a discussion of the B-word that featured Essence magazine Executive Editor Vanessa Bush and radio personalityContinue reading