When my mother died, I was there to hold her hand, singing the United Methodist hymns she loved so much. Indeed, all of us were there — dad, sisters, hospice nurse. We prayed for her to be released, finally, from the pain she endured for far too long. And God listened to our prayers. Flashback […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Denise Shabazz traded one tough career for another when she left journalism to become an educator in Texas. By DENISE SHABAZZ For the first time in nearly 30 years, Texas is in play to possibly become blue. It’s the kind of news that makes me feel equal parts giddy and manic. Giddy […]
Dear Black People, A year ago, I was compelled to write to white women who voted for Donald Trump even though their interests were not clearly aligned with the Grab-Them-by-the-Pussy-in-Chief. I was angry at them then, and now I’m angry at you for the same reason. I’ve noticed that many of you are concerned about […]
When former First Lady Michelle Obama recently said she is suffering from low-grade depression due to the COVID-19, race relations and the corruption and hypocrisy that has riddled Donald Trump’s administration, I could readily relate. I’m far from being a First Lady, but I am Black, and I am an educator. And at this horrid […]
For several weeks, I’ve asked the question that reflects how many educators feel: Where’s Betsy? And as if in response, she and her incompetent, sociopathic boss, Donald Trump, showed up in the worst way, demanding that schools be opened in the fall, and even threatening to withhold federal funds to school districts that don’t obey […]
Sam Neale, a brown-haired, 17-year-old high school boy from Albuquerque, N.M., knows more about leadership than 60-year-old Vice President Mike Pence. Neale, who recently underwent five months of chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, said he wanted to give back to the doctors and nurses who cared for him in the best way he knew how: creating […]
For weeks, as a concerned educator, I’ve been asking: where’s Betsy? And sure enough, our Education Secretary showed up in a place she doesn’t belong: being associated with a radical, right-wing group that funded the recent Michigan protests that pushed for reopening that state despite widespread COVID-19 infections that have topped nearly 40,000 in Michigan […]
“Susanna” is a teacher who is currently balancing teaching students with now instructing her special-needs 7-year-old son who has severe autism and attention deficit disorder. The COVID-19 virus has forced America’s schools to close and shift to remote learning. It’s nearly causing Susanna to lose her mind. “There are days I don’t know how I’m […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: One reality of journalism in the modern era is that many editors and reporters had to move on to other careers when the newspaper business took a downturn. The author of this report is one such example. By DENISE SHABAZZ As an educator, COVID-19 has upended my world with around the clock virtual […]
Easter is a time for Christians worldwide to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Yet Easter egg hunts and grand fellowship dinners with ham and all the fixings need pause for the sake of saving mankind in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yes, it is a sad state of affairs, but in these unprecedented […]
Dear White Women: I implore you to not vote for the Rapist in Chief, also known as Donald Trump, in the 2020 presidential elections. We may not share the same race, but we are women. We all have pussies that the Rapist in Chief has so eloquently and proudly proclaimed that he loves grabbing. I’m writing you […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Shinbone Star is happy to add Denise Shabazz to our staff. This is her debut article. By DENISE SHABAZZ When I was an erstwhile 19-year-old student at Howard University, I was all for reparations to make amends for slavery. Howard University, a historically black institution, renewed my sense of pride and identity in being […]
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