by KalleyC (@KalleyC) | Mar 29, 2012 | Media and Culture
; One person said that reality is only what your brain perceives it as. This saying couldn’t be more on the money. In this country, we are painfully aware that there are two Americas. There are two different ways where we live our lives. On one hand, a lot of...
by KalleyC (@KalleyC) | Dec 7, 2011 | Media and Culture
This is a touchy subject, one that I am going to try to approach with care. I’ve read in the news and else where that there has been a trend to ban children from places, or charge families extra for bringing their children along to a restaurant. In the most...
by KalleyC (@KalleyC) | Nov 2, 2011 | Media and Culture
Eventually, I know that this conversation is going to come up. There will be no way to avoid it, and there is no sense in delaying it. I’m referring to explaining culture and race to my daughter. As some of you know, I’m African-American, my husband is...
by KalleyC (@KalleyC) | Oct 7, 2011 | Media and Culture
A few weeks ago, my husband and I tried to watch a movie called American Violet. We knew that controversy was laced all through the movie, what we didn’t expect was how it would leave us feeling. We didn’t get further than 30 minutes in the movie when we turned it...