About
Name: Carla Thompson
Dateline: New York
Weblog: cwrite.wordpress.com
Articles: 7
First Published: Monday, November 5, 2007
Last Published: Monday, June 2, 2008
Writer Bio
Carla Thompson is a New York-based freelance writer and author of the memoir, Bearing Witness: Not So Crazy in Alabama (August Press). The self-described granola-eating black Republican also maintains the blog, The Ride: Life Lessons for Those Who Can’t Draw a Straight Line and teaches business communication/public relations.
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Currently listing articles 7-1:
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Everything I Know I've Learned in School— A part-time college instructor reflects on 10 years in the classroom: what she’s taught and, more importantly, what she has learned.
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Has Hip Hop's Reign in Making It Rain Ended?— A death knell is sounded for hip hop, the musical genre that once ruled the charts and the world.
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Universal Health Care Doesn't Mean Universally Good Care— Will any "universal"plan cure all that ails health care?
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Looking At AOL Black Voices' List of "10 Women We Love to Hate"— A slightly twisted sistah's take on the women who occupy the AOL Black Voices' top 10 list.
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Michelle Obama's Truth May Set Us Free
— A nod to Michelle Obama for speaking about "the fear" that is the real nemesis of the black community.
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Amen to Senator Grassley Serving Notice to Prosperity Preachers— A former Christian television junkie gives praise to Senator Grassley and her take on giving, receiving, and God's goodness.
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A Vagina By Any Other Name Is Not So Sweet— A not-so-mild protest against the infantilizing of the American lexicon.
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