The Bachelor and American Inclusion (my post on ebony.com)
My first post on Ebony.com went live there on April 25. It starts: The recent class action lawsuit against ABC and producers of “The Bachelor” franchise alleging the show’s producers have consistently discriminated against minorities has some bemoaning the frivolity of protesting racism in a “reality” show when countless other fights are more serious and [...]
Time for Equal Expectations
Tuesday, April 17, was National Equal Pay Day. Since it was also Tax Day, you may not have noticed. According to the National Committee on Pay Equity, which established Equal Pay Day in 1996, April 17, 2012 represented how far into 2012 women had to work to earn what men earned in 2011. (What I [...]
Contaminating the Pulpit
Disclaimer: The following post is based on information that’s come down a chain. Names have been omitted to protect those who should embarrassed. Every year, several historically African American churches in Eastern Jefferson County, Kentucky, hold a community sunrise service to celebrate Resurrection Sunday morning (more commonly referred to as Easter). Congregants from every church [...]
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