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written by Love Isn’t Enough contributor Renee; originally published on Womanist Musings I have always said that once you have a couple of kids, they function as great birth control. Every time the unhusband and I get close to each … Continue reading →

Inside Our Scary, Society-Destroying Family [CNN/InAmerica] And so it has begun again, this time for the legalization of marriage for gays and lesbians in Washington state. The battle has occurred in the legislature and most likely will move to a … Continue reading →

Written by Asha; Originally published at New Jersey to Nigeria You know what? I have BEAUTIFUL HAIR. It’s shiny and lustrous. I have the kind of hair you see in hair commercials, like this: I am not actually Penelope Cruz … Continue reading →

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It’s Thursday, time for another cute kid pic! This week we feature LIE reader Jenny’s son, Markus, age 3 in the mouse hat he made at school. How cute is he??!! Got cute kids? We know you do! Send a … Continue reading →

Written by Jennifer; Originally published at Mixed Race America I’ve been having an interesting discussion on the comment thread of a post I wrote about bullying with a commenter known as Artificer. Artificer’s original post to me was about his … Continue reading →

Because I was so infuriated after reading this, I had to share: Tea Party Group Wants To ‘Soften’ Slavery In Textbooks [WCYB.com] “My biggest concern is that important information is being omitted, which creates a negative light on our Founding … Continue reading →

Sterilized by North Carolina, she felt raped once more [LA Times] Elaine Riddick was only 14 when the state decided that she was not capable of mothering children and quietly cauterized her fallopian tubes. The $50,000 now offered to her … Continue reading →

Written by Renee Martin; Originally published at Womanist Musings As regular readers are aware, the unhusband and I are extremely dedicated to social justice parenting and teaching our children critical thinking skills. There are times when I wish that there … Continue reading →

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It’s Thursday, and this week, we are honored to feature Aidan, longtime LIE reader Lyonside’s son. As many of you may recall, Aidan passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in late 2011. He would have celebrated his first birthday this month. … Continue reading →

Written by Lisa Wade; Originally published at Sociological Images In this minute-and-a-half, sociologist Nikki Jones talks about the way that the idea of the ghetto has been commodified — especially in rap and hip hop — in ways that informs … Continue reading →

Thin Mint Morality Wars: The Girl Scout Cookie Boycott [Tranifesto] Last year, I wrote a guest post for the excellent blog Womanist Musings called “Leave the Kids Out of It,” about a brouhaha over gendered Halloween costumes. Now we’ve got … Continue reading →

Written by Philip N. Cohen; Originally published at Sociological Images I can’t teach my course on family sociology without these graphs, which show the rise of the unfree population, and the incredible race/ethnic and gender disparities behind them. The Bureau … Continue reading →

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According to USA Today, the teacher who created the worksheet at issue resigned. This teacher was one of four who used the worksheet in class. The school system confirmed the resignation and said that all four teachers are still under … Continue reading →

Readers, We know that you have astonishingly cute kids, so please send us pictures so that I do not have to fill this space with photos of me looking ridiculous in a batman costume. (Would you believe that, at my … Continue reading →

To Serve [Relando Thompkins] I love Dr. King’s words on service. The way that he laid them out so passionately in “The Drum Major Instinct” sermon on February 4th, 1968 are still relevant today and continue to inspire me. (can’t … Continue reading →

3 More Women Held in Child-Trafficking Case [Associated Press] Mexican investigators detained three more women in the city of Guadalajara in connection with an apparent child-trafficking ring that aimed to supply babies to Irish couples, authorities said Monday. Authorities also … Continue reading →

written by Love Isn’t Enough contributor Renee; originally published at Womanist Musings Every parent eventually has to make a decision regarding what to teach their children about their genitalia. Some people simply cannot bear to give their children the correct … Continue reading →