State & Lake

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin sits down for her first national television interview as a Republican vice presidential candidate with ABC News' Charlie Gibson in Fairbanks, Alaska on Sept. 11, 2008.(Donna Svennevik/ABC News)[/caption]
Okay, saw Palin tonight.  Underwhelmed to say the least.  I listened to her talk and she needs more of the Karl Rove Repub Charm [...]

I meant to do this earlier in the week but just could not get myself together enough to do it.  Trailblazing reporter Edie Huggins, one of Philadelphia’s most beloved broadcasters, died Tuesday, July 29, 2008, after a lengthy battle with cancer.  She was 72.
Huggins was the first African-America woman to report on television in Philadelphia. [...]

NOTE, THIS IS A RANT — I recorded the entire show yesterday and before I could get into one hour I was done.  The show would have been better called “Some Blacks In America.“  Personally, I am tired of hearing the question “how many children do you have?”  It is always assumed that as a [...]

With the little time I am able to squeeze out of a day for myself, I am grateful to see some very creative and informative work coming from independent and citizen journalists.  Original internet productions have brought an excitement to my life because they are breaking the bonds that prevented many from producing the kinds [...]

Today I received an email with a link to a video on YouTube. The video shows a young, 25-year-old Isiah Carey, then reporter for Channel 4 News in Arkansas, cursing and carrying on after a bug flew into his mouth. The video was referenced on Jimmy Kimmel’s show and has made appearances practically [...]

I remember the feelings I had when I originally started my web presence with FemmeNoir. I remember the numerous emails I received early on from women wanting to “get to know me.” There were some unwelcome emails as well, some of them more suggestive than I would have wanted and on some level [...]