5 months ago
OANN Tipping Point with Liz Wheeler on Iran Women’s Rights Protest
I was invited on the ultra conservative One America News Network via Skype to discuss the women's rights protest in Iran and the perceived silence by the Women's March organizers and American liberal feminists, which kicked off the same day the #TimesUp campai...
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Is Hoda Kotb’s New Gig Good for Time’s Up Campaign and #MeToo Movement?
Was I excited on Jan. 2, 2018 when I heard Hoda Kotb was promoted to take over Matt Lauer's chair as the new co-anchor of the Today show? Yes, indeed! It's been years since two women have led morning news, and to boot, at the moment, two Black women are do...
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Will More Sexual Harassment Allegations Come from Congress in 2018?
Who knew one day my UVA degree and my background in law and politics would surface amidst my current work life in food, travel, and general lifestyle. As it goes, those things which we're passionate about and even trained in, have no real escape.
I spen...
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Conservatives and the Fight for Human Rights
I’m a registered Independent. I’ve voted for the Democratic ticket since the day I could vote. There’s not been a single time in modern American history where I felt I could align with the GOP. Not since the 80s, anyway. Though I tend to vote more liberal,...
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‘East of Havana’ 10 Years Later the Message is Still the Same
Things are changing in Cuba. Seemingly, they are moving at a pace the rest of the world is enjoying but anxiously waiting to speed up for its great benefit. However, word on the street, especially in Havana, is that the mediocrity (and that may be a bit of...
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On Being Black: A Look at my Afro-Cubanness
Una cubana negra en labana. A Black woman in Cuba.
I was born in Havana on a mildly chilly morning. From what I know, the typical Cuban breeze was mostly idle. My mom was 25 and my father 27 -- young for today's standards. But they were married and I was th...
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