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The Washington Post Tries to Figure Out Black Women

1/26/12 11:48am by Mona Gable
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Michelle Obama

[Editor’s note: Trying to define women, much less women of color, is a perilous task. First off, you risk perpetuating the same stupid stereotypes you’re hoping to avoid. Or at best coming off narrow and superficial. Nonetheless, this week The Washington Post took up the task with a series on black women. And while Akiba Solomon at Colorlines applauds the effort, she has plenty of issues with the results--Mona]  Read more

State of the Union Address: Best Tweets, Full Text

1/24/12 8:03pm by Julie Ross Godar
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State of the Union address 2012 (official White House photo)

Did you watch President Obama's State of the Union address? Did you follow along on Twitter? I did ... and below are a few of the tweets that reflected the reaction I saw. Read the tweets, scroll down for the full text of the speech and tell me what you think in the comments. (And please note -- the tweets may take a moment or two to load.)  Read more >

Understand the Internet Strike: SOPA, PIPA and a Free Internet

1/18/12 4:01pm by Julie Ross Godar
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Black square

Today, January 18, 2012, a number of web sites are going dark to protest two bills currently before Congress that, if passed, could have a chilling effect on freedom of the intenet. The bill in the House is H.R. 3261: The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), while the Senate bill, S.968: PROTECT-IP Act of 2011, is commonly known as PIPA.  Read more >

Newt Gingrich Is Not an Orthopedist: The Dangers of Eavesdropping on Parents

1/18/12 2:27pm by bereccah
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Newt Gingrich (Credit Image: © The Augusta Chronicle/ZUMAPRESS.com)

My husband and I have a few opposing political views, which has lead to some rather heated discussions. Over the past few weeks, and especially as the South Carolina primary approaches, these conversations have become more frequent. On top of the frequency of conversation, we have an open floor plan in our house, which leads to basically no privacy during these chats.  Read more >

New Hampshire Primary: What Women Are Saying Today

1/10/12 4:20pm by Julie Ross Godar
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New Hampshire primary

As New Hampshire voters head to the polls in the first Republican primary of the 2012 Election, BlogHer is keeping an eye to what women in social media are saying, and will also be tweeting results. Check out what the politics bloggers in the BlogHer Publishing Network are saying, too! (Note: The story stream may take a moment to load.)  Read more >

Lowe's Pulls Ads From "All-American Muslim", Faces Social Media Storm

12/12/11 1:30pm by Grace Hwang Lynch
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All-American Muslim, courtesy of TLC

The Internet has been ablaze with protests against Lowe’s after the home improvement chain pulled its ads from the TLC reality show All-American Muslim.  Read more >

With Its "Occupy" Coverage, Has Storify Become the "Backbone of News?"

12/12/11 12:02pm by Kim Pearson
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occupy minnesota protester

About 15 years ago, the late legal scholar and civil rights attorney Derrick Bell published an allegorical tale about an uprising among women across the US that took the form of a mass simultaneous street performance of the electric slide.  Read more >

Sexual Harassment: Why I Hate Talking about Herman Cain

11/1/11 11:00pm by Mona Gable
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Herman Cain

I was hoping I would not have to write about Herman Cain. He’s a goofball and a distraction and it really irritates me to have to waste even one second thinking about him. First off, I don’t think he’s a serious presidential candidate; he’s only interested in promoting himself as a brand. Hence, the endless book tours in lieu of the actual work of retail politics and his baffling positions on everything from abortion to taxes. Then there’s his mind-boggling disdain for the unemployed. You see why this is a hard topic for me.  Read more >

Woman of Courage: An Interview with the BBC's Kate Adie

10/25/11 12:56pm by Mona Gable
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BBC Journalist Kate Adie

I once wanted to be a foreign correspondent. Oh, the thrill of having bombs explode all around you while you’re hunkered down in a ditch! Oh, the glamour of hanging out in some smoky hotel bar in some gritty foreign capital while waiting for the next big story! Oh, the rush of reporting on historic events. In fact, for a few brief moments I did do some war reporting. But I quickly realized I wasn’t cut out for it. Not least of which because I did not like being in the middle of gunfire.  Read more >

My Mother and The American Way of Housekeeping

10/13/11 4:22am by mdilloway
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The American Way of Housekeeping

I found the book nearly untouched, its spine still uncracked. THE AMERICAN WAY OF HOUSEKEEPING. The cover featured rather lurid illustrations of a ‘50s era meal: a coral salmon wedge surrounded by a ring of peas, accompanied by deviled eggs. “What’s this?” I asked my father.  Read more >