The Story Originally Ran on The Washington Post: ?American Promise? and the black student struggle in the nation?s private schoolsBy Eisa Nefertari Ulen WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 05: Last week, PBS aired ?180 Days,? aContinue reading
Category: Archive
Eisa’s Blog Entries from 2006-2018
The Double Divide: Deaf and Native
This article first ran on Indian Country Today: The Double Divide: Deaf and Native Eisa Ulen11/25/13Deaf Natives who live on isolated reservations, said Judy Cummings Stout (Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina), can often ?live betweenContinue reading
Wrapping Women in Pink Shawls
This story originally ran on Indian Country Today: Wrapping Women in Pink Shawls Eisa Ulen10/10/13Laverne Bichanich (Oneida) didn?t know she had breast cancer. She didn?t understand the importance of monthly self-exams, so she rarely didContinue reading
Apache Activist Helps Pass HIV/AIDS Confidentiality Resolution
This article ran first on Indian Country Today: Victory at Last: Apache Activist Helps Pass HIV/AIDS Confidentiality Resolution Eisa Ulen7/17/13A resolution in support of the Public Health and Safety Code of the San Carlos ApacheContinue reading
Goodsoldier Shortlisted to be First Native Woman on National Alliance On Mental Illness Board
This article originally ran on Indian Country Today: Goodsoldier May Become First Native, Female Board Member of National Alliance on Mental Illness Eisa Ulen6/12/13On June 20, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is scheduledContinue reading
FOIA Used to Make Plan B Available to Native Women
This story Originally Ran on Indian Country Today: Freedom of Information Act Used To Push IHS To Offer Plan B Over the Counter Eisa Ulen5/13/13Mainstream Americans continue to battle over the availability of Plan B.Continue reading
Good Thinking 4 All Our Relations Assists Impoverished Natives
This article originally ran on Indian Country Today: Good Thinking 4 All Our Relations Addresses the Needs of Impoverished Tribes, the ‘Seemingly Forgotten’ Eisa Ulen4/16/13Food insecurity, access to quality health and dental care, resources toContinue reading
Three Sisters Create Bath & Beauty Business Using Natural Materials Near Yukon
This story originally posted on Indian Country Today: Three Sisters Create Bath and Beauty Business Using Materials Near the Yukon Eisa Ulen Richardson3/25/13Triplets Michelle, Amy and Cika Sparck have turned harvesting plants in their AlaskaContinue reading
Movie Review: The Sapphires Tells the Story of Aboriginal Supremes
This review originally ran on Indian Country Today: ‘The Sapphires’ Tells the Story of the Aboriginal Supremes Eisa Ulen Richardson3/15/13Too often, movies about brown people devolve very quickly into movies about a single white personContinue reading
Passamaquoddy’s BlackBear Communications Launches Campaign to Improve Healthcare Options for Natives
This article originally ran on Indian Country Today: Passamaquoddy’s BlackBear Communications Launches Campaign To Improve Healthcare Options for Natives Eisa Ulen3/18/13To create a healthcare ad for the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), Passamaquoddy-owned publicContinue reading
Tlingit CEO Opens IT Company Branch in Rural Kake, Alaska
This Post Originally Ran on Indian Country Today: Tlingit CEO of Colorado-Based IT Company Opens Branch in Rural Kake Eisa Ulen2/26/13Few are unaware that the United States has suffered the most severe economic downturn sinceContinue reading
Black Women: Image vs Reality
An edited version of this article originally appeared in the Winter 2014 issue of The Crisis magazine. A Black Woman?s Place The only image of Black womanhood as compelling, as significant as the image ofContinue reading
Blackout: Hollywood
This article originally ran on Truthout: Blackout: Hollywood Wednesday, 22 January 2014 09:31 By Eisa Nefertari Ulen, Truthout | News Analysis Dis: 1. to treat or speak to someone in a way that does notContinue reading
After the Verdict: Hug Your Sons
Published on TheRoot.com – After the Verdict: Hug Your Sons By Eisa Ulen | 7/15/13 | Culture I am in a deep, deep well of sadness and loss. And anger, too. When my husband wokeContinue reading
Movie Review: Gimme the Loot
This review first posted on Truthout. Film “Gimme the Loot” Pays Homage to the Graf Writers Who Risk It All Saturday, 29 June 2013 00:00 By Eisa Nefertari Ulen, Truthout | Movie Review Women graffitiContinue reading
Interview with Sapphires Co-Star Shari Sebbens
An edited version of this interview ran on Indian Country Today Media Network: ***** In the Australian hit movie The Sapphires, Shari Sebbens plays Kay, a ?white-looking? Aboriginal girl who is stolen from her familyContinue reading
Part I: American Promise and 180 Days, Two Films that Examine Race and Class in American Schools
This post original appeared on TheRootDC.com: Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 03/22/2013 ‘180 Days? and ?American Promise?: Two films that show racial and financial disparities in America?s school systemsBy Eisa Nefertari Ulen Two films scheduledContinue reading
Seth MacFarlane and Oscar Night 2013
This post originally ran on TheRootDC.com: Posted at 12:16 PM ET, 02/25/2013 Seth MacFarlane and The Oscars: What?s all the fuss?By Eisa Nefertari Ulen The Oscars got political again this year, though clearly not inContinue reading