tamara

i philosophize. And play Guitar Hero. Most of the time i do both simultaneously.

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May 16, 2012 at 2:00pm

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Topics: child abuse

Let’s Break the Silence

While I never suffered abuse at the hands of my mother or father (she was more of a talker than anything and tried to get us to understand our bad behavior by grounding us and he insisted that he could not teach his son that it was wrong to hit girls if he spanked his [...]

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May 9, 2012 at 2:00pm

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Topics: Black Studies, Gender Studies, Naomi Schafer Riley

The Relevance and Legitimacy of Black Studies

Even after her dismissal from The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Brainstorm blog, Naomi Schaefer Riley’s words continue to be debated, turned over, torn apart and even defended. Ineptitude aside, Schaefer Riley stirred up an interesting conversation around the legitimacy and relevance of black studies, women’s studies and gay and lesbian studies. These are academic disciplines [...]

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May 2, 2012 at 2:00pm

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Topics: hockey, Joel Ward, NHL, racism, Sports, Wayne Simmonds

Racism in Sports

The lack of diversity in hockey is no secret. Joel Ward, a Canadian of Bajan descent, is one of approximately 18 Black players in the NHL. His name has been in the news lately, not because he is helping his team advance through the NHL playoffs but because of the racist backlash he has received [...]

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April 27, 2012 at 8:00am

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Topics: tipping

On Tipping

I recently moved into a historically Black neighborhood. The area has suffered the same fate of many inner city neighborhoods across the country and is just starting to rebuild decades of urban decay. On a recent trip to the grocery store, I ran into a young White man who mentioned that he too was new [...]

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April 11, 2012 at 2:01pm

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George Zimmerman’s Problematic Website

By now, you’ve all heard of George Zimmerman’s problematic website. But seriously…who are his advisors? Everything about the website is odd. From the domain name to the choice of quotes: First this one, included on each page of the website: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil, is for good men to do [...]

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April 4, 2012 at 2:00pm

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Topics: mental health, therapy

Seeking Therapy

Several months ago, I decided that enough was enough and I started to see a therapist. It wasn’t that the stress was new. I have seen stress in my life but I have always found a way to cope, but not this time. Whether it was the ever-growing to-do list at work, the growing intensity [...]

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March 28, 2012 at 2:00pm

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Topics: lynching, Prejudice

On Lynching and Prejudice

Photos of lynched bodies have always given me pause. My body has a very visceral reaction to seeing a lifeless form hanging from a tree. More than the body, the white faces that stare up at it in contentment, contempt or fascination haunt my mind for hours, and sometimes days after seeing a photo of [...]

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March 21, 2012 at 2:00pm

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Topics: Black Boys, trayvon martin

A Letter to my Future Son

Dear Son, I want to start by apologizing to you. This is not the world I wanted you to be born into by any means. Your life won’t be easy and no amount of my love can change the way people will see you. And for that I apologize. I never wanted this for you. [...]

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March 7, 2012 at 2:00pm

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Topics: Abortion, reproductive rights, women's health

And the Attack on Women’s Reproductive Rights Continues…

There is a serious lack of sexual education in this country and that’s no secret. One of the smartest young women in my life believed that the rash of teenage pregnancy in her school could be contagious and that possibility scared her so much that she wanted to have her uterus removed. She was a [...]

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February 29, 2012 at 2:00pm

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Topics: natural hair, oscars, viola davis

Reconsidering Natural Hair

On the heels of a study that suggests a connection between hair relaxers and uterine fibroids, actress Viola Davis decided to leave her wig at home and take to the red carpet at the Oscars in a stunning gown and an even more stunning teeny weeny afro. Of course when the moment happened, I was [...]

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