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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Black Excellence and Other Lessons A Different World Taught America
This week marked the 25th anniversary of A Different World. It’s hard to believe that 25 years ago I was glued to the television in my parent’s condo awaiting the premiere of the highly anticipated Cosby show spinoff. Like millions … Continue reading
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Think, Act, and Dream BIG!
Unlike Mitt Romney, I believe all of us have a shared value—we believe we can always be better. No one wants a hand-out; instead what we want is an opportunity. A sign at the end of our dark tunnel that … Continue reading
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Danielle Included in 2012 Class of The Root 100
This year, Danielle joins the ranks of MSNBC’s Melissa Harris Perry, Former NFL player and LGBT advocate Wade Davis II, and fellow environmentalist Van Jones as one of The Root’s 100 most influential and powerful leaders in the African-American community. About the list: One … Continue reading
Poliwood’s Style Evolution!
Words EVERY Polinista lives by! We all know the saying: “DC is Hollywood for ugly people”. Except it looks like Hollywood’s chic, smart, sister, Poliwood is growing up and into her own fashionable self!
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Love and Politics Part Deux
Last night I was reminded why I am a Democrat. When I looked out onto the sea of diversity sprawled throughout the convention floor, my heart filled with pride—this is America! America isn’t the monolithic, homogenous, picture that the Republicans … Continue reading
Danielle in The Atlantic: The False Promise of Back-to-School Commercials
Forget those sunlit scenes of happy children playing outdoors. Too many students are deprived of outdoor time — and their minds and bodies both pay the price. As the summer comes to a close, television stations are inundated with back-to-school … Continue reading
Aisha on the Melissa Harris-Perry Show: Can The Democrats Build A Winning Coalition?
Aisha was on the MHP show this week, which is one of her favorite things to do. (Fact.) This time around, she was involved in a discussion with Ed Pawlowski, Cristina Beltran, and Dan Drezner about how the Democrats can leverage … Continue reading
Poliwood Round-Up: America’s Great Regression
In the movie Grosse Point Blank Minnie Driver’s character Debi channelled Shakespeare when she pondered: “where are all the good men dead, in the heart or in the head?” I woke up this morning wondering the same thing–about Republicans. What … Continue reading
