Link: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/11/17/o-b-osceola-first-native-nascar-team-owner-looks-to-open-doors-for-indian-country-62086 O.B. Osceola Jr. has warrior leadership in his blood. He is the descendant of a man who was at one time the most famous American Indian in the world, the man who ignitedContinue reading

Link: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/11/01/peak-performance-first-nations-youth-learn-life-skills-on-the-slopes-59961 A young man in British Columbia stands on a precipice. Wind and ice and the fresh feeling of his own youthful power compel him to lean, angle and fly. He soars, twists, landsContinue reading

Link: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/09/09/anniversary-of-911-felt-by-indian-construction-workers-52728 Ten years ago?on the day everything changed for so many?women, children and grown men cried. Even tough men, men who worked with their hands or on big machines, men who wouldn?t ever letContinue reading

Link: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/09/05/fetal-alcohol-syndrome-rate-higher-among-american-indians-48085 A mother rouses from sleep, cradles her newborn infant and yawns. She then gets up and carries the baby, all soft and not quite ready to wail for food, into the kitchen. SheContinue reading

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

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

Link: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/05/24/the-twin-cities-american-indian-family-center-needs-your-vote-114683 One vote can make a world of difference for the American Indian Family Center (AIFC), a nonprofit supporting the American Indian community in the Twin Cities area by strengthening family bonds through culturalContinue reading

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

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

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

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

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