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I Pity Those Who Are Unaware of Their Own Oppressors
Lactation Mafia. Lactivism. Titty Terrorists. These are the kinds of terms I’ve become familiar with in the last three months. Since I’ve given birth to my own baby, I’ve been plunged into a world where women spend far too much time debating breastfeeding, among other things.
The Steep Uphill Climb for Black Boys Starts Early
Let me share some sobering statistics:
Ten percent of the African American male population is in prison.
Ten percent of the African American male population is in prison.
Circular Experiences of Me and My Infant In How Government...
When Bill Clinton proclaimed that the “era of big government is over,” he wasn’t standing in line at the California DMV.
State of Black America Does Not Look Good, Except for Obama,...
139|left|Jessica Gadsden||no_popupBarack Obama is running out of ways to disappoint me. I had thought that there wasn’t one more way he could kick...
Clever Way to Avoid Credit Card Hangovers in January
I hate gifts. I don’t want to buy them, and I definitely don’t want to receive them.
In the last few days, my dogs have barked as my doorbell has rung far more times than necessary. If it’s 10 in the morning, it’s UPS. If it’s 2 in the afternoon, it’s FedEx. If it’s some random time in between, it’s the postman. And they’ve all made the shlep up all twenty steps to my front door to deliver gifts I don’t want or need.
In the last few days, my dogs have barked as my doorbell has rung far more times than necessary. If it’s 10 in the morning, it’s UPS. If it’s 2 in the afternoon, it’s FedEx. If it’s some random time in between, it’s the postman. And they’ve all made the shlep up all twenty steps to my front door to deliver gifts I don’t want or need.
I Am Comfortable to be Living Without Insurance Coverage
Just last week I received my Anthem Blue Cross insurance renewal forms in the mail.
The news isn’t good.
The news isn’t good.
Poor Customer Service Makes It Easier to Avoid Certain Stores
I am on hold. I’ve put off a call to Anthem Blue Cross for weeks because I never could stomach holding longer than twenty minutes. After that threshold, I was done. I hung up the phone. It was clear my call wasn’t “important to them.” And their “longer than average wait times,” are really, really long. I’d love to know the “average” wait time. But today, I vow to wait them out.
The Police N-e-v-e-r Come When I Call
It was good to see the back of him.
I mean our vainglorious, now former, Police Chief, Bill Bratton. I was never a fan of Mr. Bratton. He was an East Coast guy who never gave up the East Coast.
I mean our vainglorious, now former, Police Chief, Bill Bratton. I was never a fan of Mr. Bratton. He was an East Coast guy who never gave up the East Coast.
Why Would I Need a Cell Phone?
139|left|Jessica Gadsden||no_popupThe virtue of standing still is that change is all that easier to see. For those of you wondering, I still don’t...
Financially, Lawyers Hardly Are Different from Cops or Teachers
A few days ago, my mother sent me an email with a newspaper article attached, “Lawyers Scarce for Poor Facing Foreclosure.” In a way only USA Today can, the article summarized in less than five hundred words the plight of how the poor facing foreclosure were having a hard time obtaining free legal representation. I thought the article would have been better titled, “How Lawyers Avoid Their Own Foreclosure by Not Working for Free.”
