by Carmen Van Kerckhove
Cross-posted on Racialicious, Love Isn’t Enough, Addicted to Race, and CarmenVanKerckhove.com
This post probably won’t come as a huge surprise — I know many people have noticed how quiet I’ve been over the last few months.
I want to let you know that I’ve decided to “retire” from work on race and diversity. Instead, [...]

What’s on your mind?
Here’s something to chew on–Tami’s latest post on Change.org. Do you know what is in your child’s textbooks?
“Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”
History has shown that oft-repeated quote by Spanish philosopher George Santayana to be true. And so I wonder what horrors future generations will be doomed [...]

It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for another gratuitous cute kid pic. This adorable shot comes from proud mom Kristen H. “I had to send a shot of our complete family! Kembe (3, just home from Haiti), Karis (1), Jafta (5), and India (3).”
Got cute kids? Send their pics to team@loveisntenough.com.

written by Love Isn’t Enough contributor Renee; originally posted at Womanist Musings

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And thank goodness these liberal, wealthy progressive people are able to take any child in need and shower them with love. And I think race should really only be examined if you’re over 40. You need to think about how [...]

written by Love Isn’t Enough columnist Bianca Laureano
Ambitious high school senior Efrain Rodriguez dreams of escaping the South Bronx for an Ivy League college like Harvard or Yale. But how is his family going to afford to pay for a prestigious university when Moms has to work insane hours to put food on the table [...]

written by Love Isn’t Enough columnist Liz Dwyer; originally published at Los Angelista’s Guide to the Pursuit of Happiness
When I found out I was pregnant for the first time – OK, after taking seven pregnancy tests because I was in total denial- I went through all the, “OMG! I’m gonna have a baby!” feelings most [...]

Talk!

written by Love Isn’t Enough contributor; originally published at Mixed Race America
So I was channel surfing last night and came upon the vintage Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory — the one with Gene Wilder being slightly creepy (of course, it could just be the hair and eyes). It was early in the film when [...]

written by Love Isn’t Enough columnist Bianca Laureano; originally posted at Media Justice on Amplify
Some of you may never have guessed with all my critique and commentary on popular culture, I don’t have cable. Not only do I not have cable, but also I only get about four channels since the conversion as I still [...]