We Still Have a Dream

We Still Have a Dream

It’s now been 60 years since the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom — and the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.  At the rally, Dr. King famously proclaimed that all people, Black as well as white, have a “promissory note” from their...
Sorry, But Barbie Is Still a Problem

Sorry, But Barbie Is Still a Problem

When I was a little girl, my parents bought me a Barbie — a blonde, blue-eyed doll who I played with for years before I ever met a blond, blue-eyed person. My doll set the standard for beauty — one that was out of reach of a brown-skinned, dark-haired kid whose body...
New Label, Same Old Business As Usual

New Label, Same Old Business As Usual

As John Mellencamp sings: “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.” True. And here’s an equally true twist on that aphorism: “If you stand for everything, you won’t amount to anything.” In a remarkable achievement, a newly formed political...