I’m at it again, y’all. I think I’m getting better with the whole broadcast thing. The news upon which this broadcast focused posed an interesting question: How far should schools or companies be prepared to go to ensure that all students or employees can contribute at their highest level? Continue reading Is It Right to Choose #Diversity Over Exclusivity?
I am so tired of white people getting on Black people about our hair. I am truly, undeniably sick of it. It’s rude, it’s boring, and frankly, it’s ridiculous.
Black hair is different. It requires different care, and because of its texture, it is suitable for different, and perhaps unfamiliar, hair styles. Get over it.
When I read a story published this week about 7-year-old Tiana Parker, a Tulsa girl whose parents pulled her out of a school because the administration said her dreads – short, neatly tended dreads – was unacceptable, I wanted to throw my hands up and cry out. Yahoo showed a picture of the child crying with a quote that said “they didn’t like my dreads.”
It broke my heart. What message is this child internalizing? Continue reading “Leave #BlackHair Alone #diversity”
A Life Not Grey 