Courtesy of NPR.org, The “Beauty Shop” women discuss Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s divorce announcement, the criticism Michelle Obama received for eating a 1,700-calorie meal, and the merits of using an alleged rape victim’s name in mainstream media. Host Michel Martin speaks with American Studies Associate Professor Duchess Harris, Latina Magazine Editorial Director Galina Espinoza, [...]

I’m sure more than one colleague thinks my recent foray into law school was an intellectual’s version of a mid-life crisis. I mean think about it. For the money I borrowed I could have gotten a BMW X3, a tummy tuck plus a week in Cabo with a Shemar Moore look-a like. And I still [...]

After you grow up, it seems that you only get together with your family once in a blue moon. Marriage, kids, and careers fill the days which eventually turn into years, all slipping by faster than feels possible. But last Saturday when the super “perigee moon” appeared I finally reunited with my mother and siblings. [...]

This blog entry is in honor of International Women’s Day. I am a progressive parent, and two of our three children go to Montessori School. When I went to our daughter’s first grade parent/teacher conference and found out that they were going to be learning about reproductive health, I took it in stride. We were [...]

The saddest event of 2010 is that I will not be able to attend my dear friend’s funeral today because the doctor has not given me clearance to fly. If I were in Williamsburg, Virginia, this is what I would say: On April 26, 1998, I opened my front door and there was Judy Robinson [...]

Exactly two months ago I was hospitalized with a pulmonary embolism. And today was my last law class—ever! I am grateful to be alive, and grateful to be graduating. When I started law school all three of my kids were in diapers, and I worked full time the first two years. Despite numerous obstacles, I [...]