Serena Williams’ childbirth story was a true medical ordeal – one shared by far too many Black women – an emergency C-section. If that wasn’t...[Read More]
All posts by Janet Colm
When you think about teen pregnancy, what comes to mind? Is it crying babies, grinding poverty, miserable soon-to-be-divorced parents? If that’s not what comes to...[Read More]
What did you think the first time you heard about abortion? Even though I spent more than 30 years working for Planned Parenthood, I was...[Read More]
If you caught Oprah’s amazing speech at the Golden Globes, you might be one of those jumping on the Oprah For President bandwagon. Regardless of...[Read More]
No, Kwanzaa is not the Black Christmas, Black Hanukkah, or an African holiday. Despite the popular media portrayal of Kwanzaa as simply the third...[Read More]
You were right to be mad when that creepy man from across the street felt under your shirt. You were right to be even...[Read More]
>>All the debate about HB2, North Carolina’s notorious “bathroom bill” has reminded me of something that happened years ago. You won’t be surprised to hear...[Read More]
>> I would have loved to be a fly on the wall in August, 1993, when Jesse Helms (R-NC) — AKA “Senator No” — was...[Read More]
>>True or false: You would rather go to the dentist than to the mechanic to get your car fixed. If you answered “true,” you are...[Read More]
>>Once we had a food pyramid. Now it’s “ >>My Plate .” In China, they have a food pagoda; in Canada it’s a rainbow; France...[Read More]