SCLC and Marriage Equality SCLC and Marriage Equality
At Sotomayor's confirmation hearings senators are debating the relative merit of empathy as a professional attribute of a Supreme Court justice. Republicans spent Monday morning ...
Jul 13, 2009 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Racism at the Pool Racism at the Pool
For my daughter the moment came in kindergarten. Even though she was the only African American girl in her classroom, she made friends easily, adored her teacher, and was growing i...
Jul 9, 2009 / Melissa Harris-Perry
The Black Funeral of Michael Jackson The Black Funeral of Michael Jackson
Funerals tell us more about the living than the dead. It's why anthropologists often begin with rituals of death as an entry point for understanding societies and cultures. I reme...
Jul 8, 2009 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Obama and the Black Daddy Dilemma Obama and the Black Daddy Dilemma
Father's Day is fast approaching and I have been thinking about President Obama's relationship to black fatherhood. His loving engagement with his daughters is the very embodiment...
Jun 17, 2009 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Countering Anti-Choice Terrorism Countering Anti-Choice Terrorism
I believe the murder of George Tiller was an act of domestic terrorism whose aim was not only to assassinate a single man, but also to frighten a generation of doctors and to shame...
Jun 2, 2009 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Celebrating Sotomayor and Mourning Prop 8 Celebrating Sotomayor and Mourning Prop 8
Tuesday was an emotional day for the left. In the morning President Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court. It was welcome news for those ...
May 27, 2009 / Melissa Harris-Perry
The Torture Photos The Torture Photos
President Obama seems to be struggling about whether or not to make public a series of photographs depicting Americans engaged in torture. The Presi...
May 14, 2009 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Rush and Reparations Rush and Reparations
On Tuesday I spent the afternoon listening to Adrienne Davis of Washington University Law School engage in a smart and wide-ranging discussion of reparations. Professor Davis teach...
May 13, 2009 / Melissa Harris-Perry
On Elizabeth Edwards On Elizabeth Edwards
Elizabeth was smart, tough and unafraid of political engagement. Hers was a story that resonated with women across partisan differences.
May 11, 2009 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Michelle Obama, Mom-in-Chief Michelle Obama, Mom-in-Chief
With Mother's Day approaching I want to think about Michelle Obama's assertion that her primary role as First Lady is "Mom-in-Chief." Many progressive feminists were dis...
May 5, 2009 / Melissa Harris-Perry