This article originally ran on TheRootDC.com: Posted at 12:04 PM ET, 02/12/2013 President Obama: He must address causes of inner city gun violence in Chicago speechBy Eisa Nefertari Ulen President Obama will go to ChicagoContinue reading
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Eisa’s Blog Entries from 2006-2018
Hadiya Pendleton and Gun Violence: When Black Problems Become White
This article originally ran on TheRootDC.com. Posted at 11:50 AM ET, 02/01/2013 Hadiya Pendleton and gun violence: When ?black problems become white?By Eisa Nefertari Ulen Too many of our children live in communities where gunContinue reading
Climate Change Spike Beats 4,000 Year Record
Link: http://www.learnstuff.com/ The Earth has warmed more in the past 100 years than it has in the past 4,000 years, according to a new study published in the journal Science. Please view this graphic developedContinue reading
Invisibility in Django Unchained: Broomhilda in Chains
This review originally posted on Truthout. By Eisa Nefertari Ulen, EisaUlen.com | Op-Ed Sunday, January 13, 2013 When we Black women tell our stories, we center ourselves in the American experience. This legacy of voicedContinue reading
The Underutilization of Kerry Washington: Invisibility and Disappearance in Django Unchained
When we Black women tell our stories, we center ourselves in the American experience. This legacy of voiced expression in the public realm dates back to the 1700s – 1800s. Nineteenth century slave woman HarrietContinue reading
Wage Gap Persists Post-Ledbetter Law
Created by (obsolete link): LearnStuff.com Comment(s) § eisa718® said on : 12/16/12 @ 06:05 Thanks to Kayla Evans for sending this graphic to me to post. Eisa
Guest Blog Written by Ralph Richardson (My husband) – “GEObet, Northern Bear Casino Defend Online Gaming Site in Face of Scrutiny From Canadian Government
Link: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/article/geobet-northern-bear-casino-defend-online-gaming-site-face-scrutiny-canadian-government This article initially ran on Indian Country Today: GEObet, Northern Bear Casino Defend Online Gaming Site in Face of Scrutiny From Canadian GovernmentRalph RichardsonDecember 10, 2012 The aboriginal-owned GEObet Tribal Gambling Network, anContinue reading
Mocha Moms Visit the White House – Original, Long Version
An edited version of this 2 part series ran on Ebony.com. Part I OUR BODIESOn February 17th I grasped my son?s hand and stepped into the White House. I was there as part of aContinue reading
Guest Blog by Education Writer Brianna Meiers – “The Changing Nature of Modern Schools: Teacher Tenure Questioned”
The Eisa Ulen Blog is known for tackling tough issues affecting modern society. The post that follows, penned by education writer Brianna Meiers, introduces an issue that many readers should find interesting — the reformsContinue reading
Rev and Interview of The Sugar Project: Modern Day Navaho Monster
Link: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/11/19/navajo-monster-artist-shares-diabetes-focused-multimedia-installation-made-from-granulated-sugar-146394 An edited version of this post originally ran on ICTMN.com. In Chantelle Trista Yazzie?s multimedia installation The Sugar Project: Modern Day Navaho Monster, compelling images of human torsos topped with skeletal heads offerContinue reading
Dancing Away From Diabetes: How Zumba Saved Her Life
Link: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/11/14/dancing-away-from-diabetes-how-zumba-saved-her-life-145517 This article originally appeared on Indian Country Today Media Network. Dancing Away From Diabetes: How Zumba Saved Her LifeBy Eisa Ulen November 14, 2012 A Choctaw, plus-size Zumba instructor credits moving to theContinue reading
Searching for the Beauty Within: Rev. of Like a Tree Without Roots
Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/book-review-searching-for-the-beauty-within/2012/10/18/62bca920-18b1-11e2-8bfd-12e2ee90dcf2_blog.html This review originally appeared in The Washington Post: Posted at 09:15 AM ET, 10/18/2012Book Review: Searching for the beauty withinBy Eisa Nefertari Ulen In her debut young adult novel, ?Like a Tree WithoutContinue reading
Rev. of Like a Tree Without Roots
Link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/therootdc/post/book-review-searching-for-the-beauty-within/2012/10/18/62bca920-18b1-11e2-8bfd-12e2ee90dcf2_blog.html This review originally appeared in The Washington Post: Posted at 09:15 AM ET, 10/18/2012Book Review: Searching for the beauty withinBy Eisa Nefertari Ulen In her debut young adult novel, ?Like a Tree WithoutContinue reading
Tiya A. Miles: Similar Struggles Should Unite Native and African Americans in Protesting Columbus Day
Link: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/10/09/tiya-a-miles-similar-struggles-should-unite-native-and-african-americans-in-protesting-columbus-day-138565 This interview originally appeared in Indian Country Today. Columbus? voyage to the Americas provided a direct route to the exploitation, dehumanization, and decimation of African and Indigenous peoples in the west. Whole populationsContinue reading
Emayatzy Corinealdi Shines in Middle of Nowhere
An edited version of this article appears in the November 2012 issue of Essence magazine. A Jersey girl graduates from high school, takes a few acting classes, kisses her reluctant boyfriend farewell, and, with herContinue reading
Young Lakota Activist Campaigns To Make Plan B Available, Affordable To Native Women
Published on HuffPost.com – Young Lakota Activist Campaigns To Make Plan B Available, Affordable To Native Women By Eisa Ulen | September 19, 2012 Sunny Clifford, a 26-year-old Pine Ridge Tribal park ranger, has launchedContinue reading
ringShout Brooklyn Book Festival Book-End Event
ringShout: A Place For Black Literature Celebrates its 3rd Annual Reading Seriesas aBrooklyn Book Festival 2012 Bookend Event Join us for an evening of readings by and conversation with notable African-American writers Jacqueline E. LuckettContinue reading
Sugar is as Addictive as Cocaine: How Large is Your Sweet Tooth?
Link: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/08/24/how-large-is-your-sweet-tooth-see-the-dangerous-effects-of-sugar-130086 In a stunning new graphic designed to inform average Americans about the dangers of sugar consumption, Seattle, Washington area Website designer Emily Turner asserts that sugar is as addictive as cocaine. Turner designedContinue reading