Do African American fathers need to have "at home" status to have a role and impact as parents? Are Caucasian fathers and other minority dads in similar circumstances stamped the same way? MPR News' Counter Stories — a weekly podcast of diverse viewpoints featuring Anthony Galloway, Luz Maria Frias, Don Eubanks, and Hlee Lee — weigh in on the absent Black father myth and how … [Read more...]
Pope’s transparent views on transgender issues
Pope Francis is a complicated, if not confusing, pontiff to the LGBTQ community — especially so to the transgender community. On the surface Francis displays a pastoral countenance to his papacy that extends to all of our community. When the pontiff was queried about the much-talked-about "gay lobby" in the Vatican: “When I meet a gay person, I have to distinguish between … [Read more...]
International Women’s Day reflections on ‘the fair sex’
In salute to International Women’s Day on March 8, here is a compendium of thoughts on women and their sons, brothers and lovers. Eighty percent of greeting cards are purchased by women. According to Nora Ephron, “boyish” is to be athletic, ambitious, outspoken, competitive, noisy and rambunctious; can throw a football. Girls do play hockey and basketball. According to author … [Read more...]
Bloomington’s ‘Special Presentation’ on Black History involved no Blacks
An all-White crowd heard about slavery and the Underground Railroad from an admittedly uninformed White presenter On Sunday, February 22, in honor of Black History Month, the Bloomington Historical Society and the Human Rights Commission of Bloomington, Minnesota invited the public to a free “Special Presentation” on the use of quilts by slaves seeking their freedom via the … [Read more...]
U of M Sigma Alpha Epsilon Chapter ‘disgusted’ by U of Oklahoma racial incident
Greek Life at the University of Minnesota spent Tuesday working to assure the community it does not condone the actions of fraternity members at the University of Oklahoma after a video was released over the weekend showing OU fraternity members on a party bus chanting racially offensive phrases. The 10-second video clip shows members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) at OU … [Read more...]