by Raphael E. Rogers A Texas law says slavery cannot be taught as part of the ‘true founding’ of the United States. Of all the subjects taught in the nation’s…
Year: 2022
9 Things Fatherhood Has Taught Me About Being a Man
“They don’t want the ‘pretend you have it all together’ version of me, they simply want me. To be present. To be engaged. And to be there. To be real.…
The Women of Justice and Beyond
A Pillar of Justice and Beyond Five years after its inception, Justice and Beyond (J&B), shifted from a coalition founded and led by two men – Dr. Dwight Webster…
The DOJ Should Not Have Gone Into Trump’s Beautiful Home (His Words)
A disclaimer: the following paragraphs can be put in a bag, shaken, stirred, and then read in any random order.* Okay, let’s proceed. Because maybe the DOJ Should Not Have…
Can the spread of monkeypox be stopped?
MARIA CHENG – © (Rick Bowmer / Associated Press)Vials of monkeypox vaccine (Rick Bowmer / Associated Press) Since May, nearly 90 countries have reported monkeypox, totaling more than 31,000 cases. The World Health…
How Being Friends First Enhances Romance
by Wendy L. Patrick, J.D., Ph.D. KEY POINTS Because friendships offer a safe space to develop deeper ties, frequently, attraction sparks interaction. Quality friendships often escalate to exclusive romantic relationships,…
Get Rid of the NOPD Consent Decree?
If the consent decree is lifted will the NOPD go back to the villainous brutalizing ways? Here’s the problem with lifting a consent decree. We don’t really know what happens…
The Mayor Flexed on the Press
First things first, let’s make one thing clear, the mayor flexed on the press. No, let’s be even clearer, the mayor went H.A.M.on the press. Not ham as in the…
Why Touch and Cuddling Are Important to Sexual Satisfaction
Debby Herbenick Ph.D., M.P.H. How to increase sexual satisfaction through touch and affection. Recent research about sex and love has found that touching and cuddling, though important to both women…
Undoing Racism Work Continues
A meditation on continuity and the long view by Orissa Arend I recently stumbled on to the last day of an Undoing Racism workshop presented by the People’s Institute…