Kentucky clerk can’t be allowed to dig in heels
Why hasn't Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis been held in contempt? Despite a U.S. Supreme Court rejection Monday, she continues to refuse to issue marriage licenses to gay couples in...
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A white separatist’s anti-immigration stance
When I finished speaking with Richard Spencer on Sunday afternoon, I better understood why he vehemently opposes immigration, feels the white race will soon be a "hated minority" in America,...
A closer look at black New Orleans, post-Katrina
Erika McConduit-Diggs has studied Hurricane Katrina from two distinct vantage points. The first was from Interstate Highway 10 a decade ago when she, her spouse, kindergartner and large extended family...
Women, are you straight or gay for the stay?
If you're a woman who's currently married to a man, but had sex with women prior to marriage, how would you define yourself now? Straight? Bisexual? An amalgam of both?...
The job of an abortion doula
The word "doula" is evocative of the birthing process. And, over the last decade, it has also been extended to include the end-of-life process. But recently, Gaylon Alcaraz told me...
Writing about race and ‘acting white’
A few months ago, I was giving a talk about journalism — explaining why I do what I do — and I said that when I started writing the column,...
Making the battleground the black woman’s body
In talking about the number of Planned Parenthood clinics in black communities, Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson recently said there was an important issue being overlooked as people focus...
Polyamorous relationships and the ‘messes’ of love
My introduction to the concept of polyamory, or Polyamory 101 as I like to think of it, occurred a few months ago when I was walking with a friend across...
‘Straight Outta Compton’ helps explain current events
In the late 1980s when the gangsta rap pioneers of N.W.A were hitting the scene, I couldn't relate to their music. It was vile, misogynistic and testosterone-filled, and I hated...
Grandmother’s ironing lessons last a lifetime
I wish I'd taught my daughter how to iron. Sometimes I wish this when I worry about her attention to details. I'm kicking myself now because it's probably too late....