I overheard a woman say, “Girls can be SO catty.” The woman she was talking to responded, “They ARE, aren’t they!” It was a lesson my mother taught me. Her point was: “Don’t trust girls, they’re out to hurt you.” Any message that encompasses all members of a group, as in the global use of [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘diversity’
July 14, 2011
Still Dancing Through Life at 93
At 93 Therrell Camille Smith keeps everyone on their toes. She’s still teaching ballet in a school she established 60 plus years ago in her hometown of Washington D.C. The second of five daughters Ms Smith began taking dance lessons at the age of 8. Her teacher was the wife of a Howard University physician. [...]
October 14, 2010
It’ll Get Better. Don’t Let the Bastards Win!
It’s hard to pick up a newspaper (yes, some people still read the morning news in print form) or listen to the news these days without hearing stories related to gay rights. The saddest stories involve the death of tormented youth such as 18-year-old violinist and Rutger’s freshman Tyler Clementi Clementi who jumped from the [...]
March 20, 2010
Color Wars
Many Americans wore a bit of green last week as part of the annual Irish-themed celebration known as St. Patrick’s Day. Less well-known in the United States is a spring rite that rejoices in not just one but all colors. Holi, the festival of colors, is a springtime celebration in India and other countries with [...]
March 3, 2010
Is Imitation the Greatest Form of Flattery?
More than 570,000 people have watched this video of the 2010 Sprite Step-Off Challenge. For those of you who don’t know Stepping is a form of step dancing which is a generic term for dance styles where footwork is the featured element of the dance. The collaborative efforts of historically black fraternities and sororities has resulted in stepping’s popularity. Step-Off [...]
January 29, 2010
Chocolate Girl
[original story by Emily Chang, CNN] Lou Jing’s instant fame came with unanticipated consequences. Lou Jing was born twenty years ago in Shanghai to a Chinese mother and an African-American father. According to her mother, she met Lou’s father while she was still in college. He left China before their daughter was born. Growing up [...]
January 28, 2010
Since Your Skin Fits Wear It with Pride
According to Fashionista Nichele Pace at http://stylemom.com the fashion industry has begun to add ethnic and size diversity to the runways and pages of fashion magazines. Pace says this has been an uphill battle for many years. She gives a shout out to a recent issue of Vogue Magazine for featuring more full-bodied women in [...]
