By Eleanor Wint Years ago, an artist, Ireko Baker and I got together to write a children’s book. We called it Marcus Teaches Us because we wanted children to learn about this great philosopher, Marcus Garvey. Garvey was a very serious man and children tended to think of him as someone that only adults could [...]
Reasons To Consider a Gluten-Free Diet
February 5, 2013 | Posted by
Eat no wheat. That is the core, draconian commandment of a gluten-free diet, a prohibition that excises wide swaths of American cuisine — cupcakes, pizza, bread and macaroni and cheese, to name a few things. For the approximately one-in-a-hundred Americans who have a serious condition called celiac disease, that is an indisputably wise medical directive. Now medical [...]
What Does it Take to Make a Smart Child Brilliant?
February 5, 2013 | Posted by
From Mozart in the womb to Chinese lessons in preschool, there are many parents eager to give their kids a jump-start on the sort of smarts our modern-day lifestyle equates with success. Sure, we talk about too much pressure, over-scheduling, test stress and why can’t kids just be kids anymore, dang it. But few of us [...]
Avoiding The Blame Game, Where There Are no Winners
February 5, 2013 | Posted by
When it comes to placing blame in a relationship, it’s almost always easier to see the faults in our partner than in ourselves. One of the problems with couples pointing fingers is that usually both parties are right, and both are wrong. Every person is full of flaws and certain ways. These self-protective defenses come [...]
Jazz at Lincoln Center Presents Dizzy And Bird Festival
February 5, 2013 | Posted by
Jazz at Lincoln Center will present the Dizzy and Bird Festival, highlighting the music of Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie “Bird” Parker, from Feb. 28 to March 10. The New York City festival, one of six presented during this season to celebrate JALC’s 25th anniversary, will include several simultaneous performances in Rose Theater, the Allen Room [...]
Ritz-Carlton, Waldorf and Others Bank on Puerto Rico for High-End Clientele
February 5, 2013 | Posted by
A few miles past the last strip mall in this north coast town, a discreet sign beckons the privileged .01 percent down a lush ginger- and palm-frocked lane. It ends at a rushing wall of water flanked by a lily pond, a sleek, open-air pavilion, and a personal valet who greets new arrivals with a [...]
Before Super Bowl, Superdome Officials Worried About Power Outage
February 5, 2013 | Posted by
The cause of a 34-minute blackout at the Super Bowl remains under investigation, but public records released Monday show that Superdome officials were worried about a power outage several months before the Baltimore Ravens edged San Francisco, 34-31, on Sunday. An Oct. 15 memo released by the Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District, which oversees the [...]
Kasim Reed Opts Out of Senate Race, Wants to Remain Mayor
February 5, 2013 | Posted by
Mayor Kasim Reed once again asserted his desire to remain mayor of Atlanta and not pursue statewide office. In an interview on MSNBC this morning, Reed declared himself uninterested in the 2014 race for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat, but had a couple of suggestions as to who might figure in on the Democratic side. “I’m [...]
ABS Honors Black History: Rosa Parks, The Woman Who Sparked The Civil Rights Movement
February 5, 2013 | Posted by
As we embark on Black History Month here at Atlanta Black Star, we are going to take a unique look throughout the month at the heroes of the African Diaspora by celebrating their courage and their prophetic brilliance. We kick off the month this week by exploring iconic figures who uplifted black people with the [...]
John Leguizamo Gets New Comedy Pilot for ABC
February 5, 2013 | Posted by
ABC is giving it another go with John Leguizamo. The network has handed out a pilot order to an untitled half-hour comedy project co-created by the comedian-actor based on his life as a husband, father and fish out of water living in the Upper West Side neighborhood in New York City. Leguizamo will star. Woven into [...]
