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Black History: It’s About More Than a Few Notable Negroes

By Lucinda Holt

Recently I received a letter from my daughter’s teacher explaining that her class would be “introduced to all of the famous African Americans who have shaped our lives and country.” I bristled at “all of the famous African Americans” and resisted the urge to write an indignant “Dear Well-Meaning-First-Grade-Teacher” letter... Read more...

What’s Up With The Giving Tree?

By Lydia Holt

A friend recently lent us a copy of The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein complete with a very creepy picture of Silverstein on the back. My five-year-old saw the book on my desk and the other night he asked to read it. “I used to read it at my old school,” he said. Who knew? We read the book. Read more...

Scrap Papers: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. as We Occupy

By Sheryl Wright

Over the years since his death, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy has been distorted. The media, politicians and pundits paint a picture of a one-dimensional figure who, in 1963, dreamed of a world where all God’s children would join hands and sing—neglecting the man who, in 1967, declared that racial justice could not exist without economic justice. Read more...

Friday

Mar302012

Scrap Papers: Face Off—George Zimmerman Versus Trayvon Martin

Friday, March 30, 2012 at 10:40AM

When I first saw the March 23^rd article describing former neighbors’ accounts of George Zimmerman’s strict religious upbringing and details about his employment, I wasn’t surprised. However, when I saw the accompanying photo of a clean-cut, smiling George Zimmerman in a suit and tie—an image much different from the familiar scruffy-faced mug shot shown over the past few weeks—the alarm bells went off. Read more...

Sheryl |

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Monday

Mar262012

Let’s Have That Conversation!: A Pickaninny Podcast

Monday, March 26, 2012 at 10:37AM

The Pickaninnies are talking bias this week, including the tragic shooting of Trayvon Martin and the murder of Shaima Alawadi. All that talk of evil in the world also got them talking about self-care, health care and community care. The Pickaninnies know well that the best way to deal with what's wrong in the world is to take action. The ladies discussed the We Are Women March and the upcoming Sex::Tech 2012 Conference in San Francisco, CA. Listen in...

Lucinda |

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Sunday

Mar112012

Let’s Have That Conversation!: A Pickaninny Podcast

Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 04:04PM

In this first episode of “Let’s Have That Conversation: A Pickaninny Podcast,” the editorial collective talks about what inspired them to start The Pickaninny Papers. They also weigh in on Rush Limbaugh and birth control, The Lorax and parenting. Listen in...

Lucinda |

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Saturday

Feb252012

Scrap Papers: A Dangerous Act

Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 02:45PM

Setting: A married couple sits down to eat dinner, while in the background the evening news can be heard on a television.

Wife: Honey, with all the recent news about contraception, it got me thinking, and my gosh, I do believe I’ve discovered a practice that has had far more devastating effects than any pill on the destruction of human life.

Husband: Really?

Wife: Yes. I know of a far more dangerous act, it’s insidious, deadly and occurs more frequently than the number of abortions being performed in a single year!

Husband: My God, what is it?

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Saturday

Dec312011

Happy New Year From The Pickaninny Papers!

Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 03:32PM

Gestation by Lydia Holt

What will you give birth to in 2012?

Lydia |

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