Holidays

Anthony Asadullah Samad, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Dec 22 2011

Between the Lines

The madness we now call “holidays” takes on a different meaning in times like these, when you have people without homes and homes without people.

Instead of society focusing on what it should be focused on—rectifying greed run amuck, or putting a stop to the gamesmanship of a dysfunctional Congress—we instead preoccupy ourselves with another holiday that becomes more absurd than the last.

Jennifer Thompson  |   OW College Intern
Dec 22 2011

Tips for better cooking and eating during the season

As you sit down with family and friends before a table laden with holiday meats and treats, it may be difficult to consider eating healthy. But it can—and should—be done. Packing on the pounds may be among the most unwise and hurtful things you can indulge in during this season, especially if you’re already older or having challenges with weight, blood pressure or blood sugar.

However, there are tips that can be implemented to put at least some focus on nutrition throughout the holiday.

Nov 22 2011

Have a safe day everyone

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Dec 2 2010

Holiday traditions of the oppressor

It is that time of year when families cook delicious soul food feasts, when mothers and fathers storm the stores early in the morning and late after work for children’s gifts, and when everyone decorates their homes with seasonal items like fall colors and Christmas trees.

Holidays in America are times of celebration, family, and White people.

What do White people have to do with holidays?

Gregg Reese  |   OW Staff Writer
Nov 25 2010

Incarceration is on the menu for scores of area teenagers

Now that the holidays are upon us, efforts are in full swing to address the commercial aspect that is an intractable part of the season, underlining the hope that it may add ballast for the depressed economy that has become a staple over the past few years.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.