Monthly Archives: May 2012

From My Brown Baby Offering continued evidence that this nation is badly in need of some serious discussions about race, history and stereotyping, a white second-grader and his parents in Colorado finds themselves in the midst of a roiling controversy … Continue reading →

Older adoptees [Holt Adoption Baby] For the first waves of adoptees, we were scattered across America, predominantly to small towns. These were insular communities, unaccustomed to and fearful of foreigners and devoid of people of color. Our peers looked much … Continue reading →

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It’s Thursday, time for another gratuitous cute kid pic. Here’s LIE reader Rachel’s darling Gracie, hanging out with her dad after a birthday party. Got cute kids? We know you do! Send pics to us so we can show them … Continue reading →

Reposted in honor of Mother’s Day. Originally published here in June 2009. [Editor’s note: I asked one of my favorite bloggers, Renee, who writes about race, gender and more on Womanist Musings, what she thought of the recent article on … Continue reading →

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Half a day late on the post but with enough cuteness to make up for it: LIE reader Christy introduces us to her beautiful, joyous son Elias. What a cutie! Got cute kids? Send their photos to us so that … Continue reading →

From Balancing Jane I truly can’t believe that I have to write what I’m about to write. Via a Sociological Images post by Bradley Koch, I found out about a KRAFT campaign for their new MilkBites, a snack that is … Continue reading →

Petition: Mass School Electrocutes Blind Girl [Change.org] In 2002, a special needs student named Andre McCollins was allegedly strapped down and electrocuted for hours, leaving him with permanent brain damage, all because he refused to take off his jacket. The … Continue reading →

African Orphan Now Ballerina [ABC News] [This is an amazing young woman, and I wanted to post here not only because of her achievements, but because of what she has to say about racism and colorism, as well as the … Continue reading →

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