Link: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/06/07/usda-study-taxing-or-increasing-cost-of-sugary-beverages-can-lower-obesity-rates-116876 A United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) study, ?Measuring Weight Outcomes for Obesity Intervention Strategies: The Case of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages,? has found that increasing the price of sugary drinks by 20 percent wouldContinue reading
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Mocha Moms Visit the White House
Link: http://www.ebony.com/news-views/mocha-moms-vist-white-house I won’t soon forget the day I grasped my son?s hand and stepped into the White House. Last February I was there as part of an invited contingent of African-American mothers from acrossContinue reading
I Breastfed My Son Until He was 2 1/2
Link: http://www.ebony.com/life/i-breastfed-my-son-until-he-was-2-12 Originally a Facebook post, this response to the Time Magazine Attachment Parenting cover was published on Ebony.com: I breastfed my amazing son until he was 2 1/2. African American women are the leastContinue reading
Review of Tara Betts’ Arc & Hue
By Eisa Nefertari Ulen, published in The Defenders Online, February 23rd, 2010 In her debut collection of poetry, Arc & Hue, Tara Betts articulates deeply-felt human emotion in a lyrical, beautiful way. Betts is aContinue reading
The Black Book at 35: Still Rich, Relevant, and Revealing
By Eisa Nefertari Ulen – Published in The Defenders Online, February 9th, 2010 In the early 1970s, during the height of the Black Arts Movement, a group of scholars decided to document the African-American experience.Continue reading
Hollyhood: Real Life in La La Land
By Eisa Nefertari Ulen, originally published on TheDefendersOnline.com As we digest and debate the results of the 82nd Annual Academy Awards—including the racial aspects of various wins and nominations—Hollywood insider Valerie Joyner’s debut novel, Hollyhood,Continue reading
Our Black Rock Roots and Wings
By Eisa Nefertari Ulen, published in The Defenders Online, November 18th, 2009 Rock and Roll is falsely thought of as white music—and not just by white people. Black folk have tended to identify Rock andContinue reading
Stormy Weather: The Rich, Rough Road of Lena Horne
Posted September 11th, 2009www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/09/11/stormy-weather-the-rich-rough-road-of-lena-horne By Eisa Nefertari Ulen As journalist James Gavin spotlights in his most recent book, Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne, the music industry critically judges black women dancers by theirContinue reading
The Bermuda Heritage Trail
Posted September 29th, 2009www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/09/29/the-bermuda-heritage-trail/ By Eisa Nefertari Ulen The hot sun bounces off of pastel covered walls and white rooftops. The white magnifies the light, enlarges it, brightens everything. I stroll along narrow lanes, sippingContinue reading
Remembering Great Mom on Mother’s Day (2009)
Original Link (obsolete): http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/05/08/heart-of-my-heart-mothers%E2%80%99-eye-views-of-love/ Remembering ?Great Mom? on My First Mother?s Day By Eisa Ulen One day when I was a girl, I discovered a bag of old family pictures in my grandmother?s closet. YearsContinue reading
A Legacy of Black Fluency for Our Brooklyn Baby (2009)
Original Link (obsolete): http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/05/22/a-legacy-of-black-fluency-for-our-brooklyn-baby/ A Legacy of Black Fluency for Our Brooklyn BabyPosted By The Editors | May 22nd, 2009 | Category: Hot Topics | 5 comments Print This Post Print This Post By EisaContinue reading
I Remember Three Mile Island (2009)
Original Link (obsolete): http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/06/05/getting-our-environmental-%E2%80%98glow%E2%80%99-on/ This originally ran on TheDefendersOnline.com. Getting Our Environmental Glow OnPosted By The Editors | June 5th, 2009 | Category: Hot Topics | By Eisa Ulen On March 28, 1979, my motherContinue reading
Nia Long
[gview file=”https://eisaulen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1111_NiaLong.pdf”] A Purpose-Driven Life by Eisa Nefertari Ulen. Photographs by Sheryl Nields. Our perennially favorite actress touches base with her roots in time for her ever-expanding circle of life. Published November 2011; ebony.com; pagesContinue reading
Kevin Powell on the Other 99%: “The Revolution will be Multiplied”
NOTE: This blog can also be found on my website at http://www.kevinpowell.net/blog/2011/10/occupy-wall-street-the-revolution-will-be-multiplied/ #Occupy Wall Street: The Revolution Will Be Multiplied by Kevin Powell I wasn’t sure what to expect on the sunny and gusty afternoonContinue reading
Playthell G. Benjamin’s Scathing Open Letter to Cornel West
Thanks to Dr. Brenda Greene of Medgar Evers College for sending this Playthell G Benjamin open letter to me: Pundit, Poet and Philosopher Share a Bright MomentOn Dr. King, President Obama and Politcal Reality DearContinue reading
Boost Your Baby’s Brain Power
An edited version of this article appeared in the September 2011 issue of Ebony magazine. From Postnatal to Pre-K: Boost Your Baby’s Brain Power With the rush to compete in a global economy, too manyContinue reading
Dr. Brenda Greene Reviews Haki Madhubuti’s Newest Book
www.neworldreview.com Haki Madhubuti:A Tradition of Liberation Narratives:New and Collected Poems1966-2009Third World Press | 2011 | 320 pages | $26.96 Reviewed by Brenda M. Greene haki madhubuti if poetry is to have meaning it must meanContinue reading
Interview: Tayari Jones, Author of Silver Sparrow
This interview originally appeared on TheRoot.com in edited form. The full length interview appears below. With the publication of her third novel, Silver Sparrow, things are happening to author Tayari Jones that rarely happen toContinue reading