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Mother Love Can Change the World
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Honoring “Angry Black Women” Who Have Changed The World
At this juncture between Black History Month and Women’s History Month, is the perfect time to address the phenomenon of the Angry Black Woman– Who is this figure who strikes both dread and relentless criticism with the simple mention of her title? How is it that she has become the symbol of all things gone [...]
Clean Air and the EPA: Good News for Christmas
Congratulations to everyone who spoke out, wrote letters, blog posts and op eds. Congratulations to all who called legislators to task and stepped up to get the truth out. Today, we made history. Today, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson unveiled the Mercury and Air Toxics rule. (read the announcement HERE) This is a landmark clean air [...]
Five Reasons Why We Need The EPA
In the clean air fight, opponents of the Mercury Standards and Toxics Rules have begun to step up their game with fresh attacks on the EPA. There is an apparent collective Congressional brain fog about the history and origins of the EPA, the agency established as a bipartisan effort under Republican president, Richard Nixon. Given [...]
Do Online Petitions Work? Experts Say Yes and I Am Counting on It!
Don’t make a Black Mom Angry Do online petitions work? Do they effectuate change? Yes, they do. Jane Cravens of CoyoteCommunications.com discusses the evolution of online petitions from the early form of email petitions that proved to be unreliable and ineffective to the newest website-based versions that have impressive track records. Cravens highlights the online [...]
Gratitude
Teaching Gratitude: Ten Ways
Gratitude is a virtue that is taught. We come into this world utterly selfish beings. At first, we only give in ways that bring good things back to us We are naturally thankful for good and pleasant things. But we may not naturally exhibit our gratitude in ways that relay our appreciation to others. It’s [...]
The Butterfly Effect: Personal Power and Global Responsibility
Andy Andrew’s The Boy Who Changed the World is a gem of a concept in a gem of a book. I have been talking about Andrew’s handling of the Butterfly Effect everywhere I go lately because it is a great way to illustrate an important and timely lesson for kids, especially teens (and adults for [...]
Gratitude is Good for Our Health Says Dr. Andrew Weil and I Believe Him!
According to Dr. Andrew Weil, the charismatic and holistic practitioner who I follow almost religiously, gratitude is good for our health. He sites several studies that say that thankfulness and the resulting social connectiveness bring about and help maintain good health, longevity and even prolonged survival for patients with very serious diseases. The recent Wall Street Journal [...]
Education
A Plea for Education from the First Lady
In case you missed this passionate plea for education. Here is the First Lady’s memorable statement on her visit to Great Britain, her first foreign visit. She tells about her life and why education is so very important for this generation. And a special message for the future women of the world. Watch it . [...]
Learning to Read: Picture Books Are Important, Too!
Don’t skip picture books, parents! The New York Times reports that publishers are reducing their numbers of picture book releases because parents are buying chapter books for their young children, instead of picture books. Parents are apparently feeling pressure to move their young children toward reading as soon as possible. According to the N.Y. Times [...]
How To Get Boys To Read
How do you get boys to read? And not just read, how do you get them to really enjoy reading books for pleasure, as a pastime? Somehow it’s easier to get girls to read. Not too long ago, my daughter had a few friends to sleep over. My son, who is six years younger, was [...]
