{"id":15,"date":"2012-09-30T13:22:33","date_gmt":"2012-09-30T13:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yolandayoung.com\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2017-02-05T22:16:15","modified_gmt":"2017-02-05T22:16:15","slug":"columns-commentary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yolandayoung.com\/?page_id=15","title":{"rendered":"Journalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Selected Columns and Commentary<\/p>\n<p>USA TODAY<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/opinion\/forum\/story\/2012-06-07\/internet-use-race-white-black-hispanic-entertainment\/55450488\/1\" target=\"_blank\">Minority digital use needs new direction<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/opinion\/forum\/story\/2012-05-10\/princeton-prize-race-diversity\/54888762\/1\" target=\"_blank\">Prizes for diversity give hope for future<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/opinion\/forum\/story\/2012-07-19\/african-american-gay-marriage-obama\/56340990\/1\" target=\"_blank\">Subtle shift in black attitudes on gays<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/opinion\/forum\/story\/2011-10-06\/obama-jobs-plan-blacks\/50680964\/1\" target=\"_blank\">Will Obama fight for blacks, jobs?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/opinion\/forum\/story\/2011-08-25\/Historys-stumbles-havent-dashed-Kings-dream\/50137740\/1 \" target=\"_blank\">Stumbles haven&#8217;t dashed King&#8217;s dream<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/opinion\/forum\/2011-06-02-Who-speaks-for-blacks_n.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Who is best suited to speak for blacks?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/NEWS\/usaedition\/2011-02-18-column18_ST2_U.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Thurgood Marshall, a civil rights icon<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/opinion\/forum\/2010-12-30-column30_ST2_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Big is beautiful&#8217;: Not all good news<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/opinion\/letters\/2010-10-13-letters13_ST1_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Devote one class solely to motivating students<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/opinion\/forum\/2010-10-08-column08_ST2_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\">In failing schools, parents must step up<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/opinion\/forum\/2010-08-27-column27_ST2_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\">New Orleans, stay strong in body, spirit<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/opinion\/forum\/2010-06-04-column04_ST2_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Black community is aflutter over Twitter<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/NEWS\/usaedition\/2010-04-23-column23_ST2_U.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Women need to take lead in safe sex<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/opinion\/columnist\/2010-03-05-column05_ST2_N.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Black views of Oscars get mixed reviews<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/NEWS\/usaedition\/2010-01-29-column29_ST2_U.htm\" target=\"_blank\">What about black men and marriage?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/NEWS\/usaedition\/2009-12-31-column31_ST2_U.htm\" target=\"_blank\">In America today, hunger is very real<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellness.com\/news\/6799\/why-black-women-are-happier-today\/health-and-wellness-news\" target=\"_blank\">Why black women are happier today<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/printedition\/news\/20090814\/column14_st2.art.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Black is being seen in a whole new light<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/printedition\/news\/20090619\/column19_st2.art.htm\" target=\"_blank\">D.C. takes positive step on same-sex marriage<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/printedition\/news\/20090508\/column08_st2.art.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Black spending ways face Judgment Day<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/printedition\/news\/20081114\/opcom14.art.htm\" target=\"_blank\">What Obama could learn from Dungy<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/printedition\/news\/20080926\/opcom26.art.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Black caucus should end Big Tobacco ties<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/nation\/2008-02-22-4010198611_x.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Why blacks worry about Obama&#8217;s safety<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.topix.com\/forum\/afam\/T0JR20HP8C13BLA1Q\" target=\"_blank\">Black teen STD rate needs our attention<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/moobrowncow.blogspot.com\/2011\/07\/affirmative-action-or-reverse.html\" target=\"_blank\">Bakke ruling exposes generational divide<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/shawnpwilliams.com\/2007\/12\/09\/usa-today-article-by-yolanda-young-latest-to-attack-black-folks-for-their-discontent-james-ragland-uses-belo-blog-to-get-at-mike-davis\/ \" target=\"_blank\">Blacks&#8217; protests lack unity of purpose<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/benton.org\/node\/7892\" target=\"_blank\">Blacks, whites share favorite TV shows<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Washington Post &amp; NPR<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/08\/24\/AR2007082401210.html\">It&#8217;s Shreveport&#8217;s Season<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=14547176\">Freeing Myself Through Forgiveness<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=112466368\" target=\"_blank\">Stay Away From Your Man, Rihanna!<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=4855762\">A Call to Rebuild New Orleans<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=5062696\">Priceless Gifts Don&#8217;t Cost a Thing<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2011\/07\/21\/138586973\/summer-sounds-ice-in-a-glass-of-tea\">Summer Sounds: Ice In A Glass Of Tea<\/a><\/p>\n<p>POLITIC 365<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/politic365.com\/2011\/06\/14\/study-obama-era-doj-hires-more-qualified-than-those-under-bush\/\" target=\"_blank\">Study: Obama-era DOJ Hires More Qualified than Bush Hires<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/politic365.com\/2011\/05\/03\/mitt-romney-wants-to-hang-obama-metaphorically\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mitt Romney Wants to Hang Obama \u201cMetaphorically\u201d<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\" White House Egg Roll Brings Out the Stars https:\/\/politic365.com\/2011\/04\/27\/white-house-egg-roll-brings-out-the-stars\/ Black Legislators Disapprove Alabama Senate Vote to Remove Jim Crow Language From Constitution https:\/\/politic365.com\/2011\/06\/08\/black-legislators-disapprove-alabama-senate-vote-to-remove-jim-crow-language-from-constitution\/ Is the Smithsonian Trying to Balkanize or Simply Represent? https:\/\/politic365.com\/2011\/04\/26\/is-the-smithsonian-trying-to-balkanize-or-simply-represent\/ Tracy Morgan, Michael Strahan and the Gay Marriage Divide Among Blacks https:\/\/politic365.com\/2011\/06\/14\/tracy-morgan-michael-strahan-and-the-gay-marriage-divide-among-blacks\/ Arguments Heard in Brady v. NFL on Lockout Injunction https:\/\/politic365.com\/2011\/06\/08\/arguments-heard-in-brady-v-nfl-on-lockout-injunction\/ Obama Overrides EPA on Smog Regulations https:\/\/politic365.com\/2011\/09\/16\/obama-overrides-epa-on-smog-regulations\/ Obama Disses The Donald, Stars Dress Up at Correspondents\u2019 Dinner https:\/\/politic365.com\/2011\/05\/02\/obama-disses-the-donald-stars-dress-up-at-correspondents-dinner\/ NAACP Sounds Right Note Joining Organizations to Oppose Racial Profiling Bills https:\/\/politic365.com\/2011\/05\/06\/naacp-sounds-right-note-joining-organizations-to-oppose-racial-profiling-bills\/ Justice Department Investigating Police Department Practices https:\/\/politic365.com\/2011\/06\/02\/justice-department-investigating-police-department-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\">Smart Partnership Dialogue: National Conference of Black Mayors<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/politic365.com\/2011\/06\/08\/black-legislators-disapprove-alabama-senate-vote-to-remove-jim-crow-language-from-constitution\/\" target=\"_blank\">Black Legislators Disapprove Alabama Senate Vote to Remove Jim Crow Language From Constitution<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/politic365.com\/2011\/04\/26\/is-the-smithsonian-trying-to-balkanize-or-simply-represent\/\" target=\"_blank\">Is the Smithsonian Trying to Balkanize or Simply Represent?<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/politic365.com\/2011\/06\/14\/tracy-morgan-michael-strahan-and-the-gay-marriage-divide-among-blacks\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tracy Morgan, Michael Strahan and the Gay Marriage Divide Among Blacks<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/politic365.com\/2011\/06\/08\/arguments-heard-in-brady-v-nfl-on-lockout-injunction\/\" target=\"_blank\">Arguments Heard in Brady v. NFL on Lockout Injunction<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/politic365.com\/2011\/09\/16\/obama-overrides-epa-on-smog-regulations\/\" target=\"_blank\">Obama Overrides EPA on Smog Regulations<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/politic365.com\/2011\/05\/02\/obama-disses-the-donald-stars-dress-up-at-correspondents-dinner\/\" target=\"_blank\">Obama Disses The Donald, Stars Dress Up at Correspondents\u2019 Dinner<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/politic365.com\/2011\/05\/06\/naacp-sounds-right-note-joining-organizations-to-oppose-racial-profiling-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\">NAACP Sounds Right Note Joining Organizations to Oppose Racial Profiling Bills<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/politic365.com\/2011\/06\/02\/justice-department-investigating-police-department-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\">Justice Department Investigating Police Department Practices<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Interviews<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=1147174\" target=\"_blank\">NPR &#8211; Tavis Smiley Show<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/blogs\/tellmemore\/2007\/02\/hey_wheres_the_ring.html\" target=\"_blank\">NPR &#8211; Michel Martin<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=6904937\" target=\"_blank\">NPR &#8211; Talk of the Nation<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selected Columns and Commentary USA TODAY Minority digital use needs new direction Prizes for diversity give hope for future Subtle shift in black attitudes on gays Will Obama fight for blacks, jobs? Stumbles haven&#8217;t dashed King&#8217;s dream Who is best suited to speak for blacks? Thurgood Marshall, a civil rights icon &#8216;Big is beautiful&#8217;: Not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yolandayoung.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yolandayoung.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yolandayoung.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yolandayoung.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yolandayoung.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/yolandayoung.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18,"href":"https:\/\/yolandayoung.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/18"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yolandayoung.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}