Book Review

Terri Schichenmeyer  |   OW Contributor
Jun 2 2011

Author: Tyrese Gibson

They say the economy’s getting better.

Terri Schichenmeyer  |   OW Contributor
May 26 2011

Author: Bathseba Opini and Richard B. Lee

How many things can your favorite blanket be?

Count ‘em up: put it over a chair and it becomes a tent. Wrap it around your shoulders and it’s a cape. Pull it over your head and you’re a ghost. Run with it behind you and your blanket becomes wings. Fold it and it’s a mattress; snuggle with it and you feel better on a bad day.

Mike Terry  |   OW Contributor
May 19 2011

Author Barack Obama, illustrated by Loren Long

As you grow up, your parents and grandparents have many good ideas for you.

First of all, they want you to remember that you’re a wonderful kid and that they’re happy to see you when you walk into a room. They hope you know that they’re really proud of you and that you’re loved very much.

But as you’ll see in the new book “Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters” (c.2010, Knopf, $17.99 / $19.99 Canada, 40 pages) by Barack Obama, illustrated by Loren Long, they also have lots of bigger ideas for you, too.

Terri Schichenmeyer  |   OW Contributor
May 12 2011

Author: Shirley Strawberry with Lyah Beth LeFlore

You just don’t know what to do.

There’s this problem you have to deal with, but it’s kind of thorny and you’re at a loss. You can’t ask your Mama because, well, she’s your Mama. Your best friend is always good at advice, but she can talk and with a sensitive issue like yours, that’s the last thing you need.

Terri Schichenmeyer  |   OW Contributor
May 5 2011

Author: J.J. Murray

You are a very strong woman.

You can do anything you want, go anywhere you want, and say what you’re feeling. You know where you’re heading because you’ve focused totally on the goal. Nobody messes with a woman like you, and few can tame you.

That never stops them from trying, though.

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.