Oooh, after living in St. Louis for a few years as a black woman, I can understand why Ms. Baker left. I have never wanted to leave the U.S. so badly since moving to this city.

As a black woman who is also a commuter cyclist, NO. Are the laws and general sentiment pro-motorist? Yes. Does being a cyclist negatively affect an individual's ability to obtain quality housing, employment, education and health care based on identity? No. Individual and institutional racism is still a major thing…

Not to be harsh, but not all people's parents are alive.

Not sure of your personal style or budget, but for jeans, Levi's makes supreme curve style for folks with large, round behinds. Also, Banana Republic is currently selling red and black pants that you tie with a sash, which could work for your build.

As someone who once had braids, I washed my hair almost daily, 'cause it's important to get the chlorinated pool water out.

There are other ways to figure this out. I don't know where you live, but you could go to the "ethnic" hair section of a grocery store or drugstore. That section has products for black people's hair, including shampoo. Let me guess, you are completely unaware of this section of the store.

Your argument focuses on the realm of dating. Many people, both men and women, feel entitled to make comments about any woman's appearance. This goes beyond dating. As long as a woman or girl is in public, she may have to hear unsolicited remarks about her appearance because they have to let her know how acceptable or…

I am not your doctor, but maybe it would help to eat more. Maybe your body is in starvation mode.

Amen!

Yes, if it's long enough that it could theoretically go in the butt crack. Even if it never got in there, it could.

As a city girl, I don't understand why people think they can interact with wild animals however they want. They're WILD! That's why it's illegal to have them as pets.

Even if some people never become parents, we were all babies once. In the USA, whenever capitalism vs. family values occurs, capitalism wins. All babies have a biological mother and father. In the best interest of the baby, as well as parents who care, paid maternity leave relieves financial pressure of the…

Summer's almost over, but your local independent weekly is a great source of free or cheap things to do. If you're in a larger city, there are usually local websites that offer similar information.

Poverty makes people very vulnerable. Some of those people feel desperate enough to use predatory tactics to survive.

Or they'll be temporarily broke, but not life-long poor.

Are you independently wealthy? Even business owners have to care about the opinions of clients and business partners. Would you want someone to tell you if there was toilet paper stuck to your shoe or spinach in your teeth?

How often is the phrase "women and minorities" used in the media? Some women are also minorities! It should be "white women and minorities" or "women and minority men."

Curious adults should not behave like curious children. If people want to feel hair, why not go to a wig store?

I have already offered my brother hair services if he has mixed kids. To me, the unkempt hair, that is beyond little kid afternoon hair, is a sign that the kid's ethnic needs are not being met. I wonder about the social environment of the family and what the barrier is to learning: an environment without people…

It is common knowledge that most of the mixing between African enslaved women in the US and white masters/overseers/etc. was via rape, not by choice on the women's part. So, some multigenerational mixed black people who have european characteristics such as lighter skin or eyes, or hair with a looser curl, are not…