Don’t let your friends drink and drive on Halloween, and don’t let them dress in Blackface. The student organization, Students Teaching About Racism in Society (STARS) at Ohio University created a campaign that shows students of different ethnicities holding posters of an offending Halloween costume. The slogan for the campaign reads,”We’re a Culture, Not Costume. [...]

Over the last 10 years, music from the radio streaming through the loudspeakers in our cars have become more vulgar and explicit. Most recently hitting the top of the charts is Chris Brown’s song, “Wet The Bed.” We’ve come a long way from New Edition’s song, “Can You Stand the Rain.” Clearly, these two songs [...]

One of the greatest struggles for breastfeeding mothers is to have our voices heard and accommodations met in order to express milk and feed our children in public places. Women have lobbied and fought for years to establish lactation rooms in their places of employment and public facilities. Only recently have states begun to pass [...]

I must admit that I was a little embarrassed when I first started dating my now husband, Roland, because I wasn’t a skilled cook. However, to my credit I could make simple dishes like spaghetti, but didn’t really “put my foot in it” like Roland does. Chores weren’t something that we discussed at premarital counseling [...]

If last week was your child’s first week back to school then I can imagine it was a whirlwind getting all of his or her important documents together to enroll. My co-worker had a “laundry list” of required school supplies, permission slips, and back to school immunization forms to complete. While doctor check-ups are the [...]

I’m a conservative dresser and believe that it’s best to maintain your “interview attire” a couple of weeks after you’ve landed a new job. Believe me, you want to get your seat warm before you start testing the waters with your wardrobe. Not too long ago some companies mandated that women wear pantyhose with sandals [...]

At 15 I was the product of a divorce household. I understood that my parents’ marriage had ended and the result was going to be them not being together anymore and my Dad’s household was moving across the country. My siblings and I visited our Dad often and he came to see us, but our [...]