Cynthia Peters Let’s see. Where was I? Oh yes…lamenting the shallow, voyeuristic, mystified, moralistic ways we talk about sex. By retreating into…
Cynthia Peters Jesse Jackson has begged our forgiveness for his extra-marital affair, which produced a child born about 20 months ago. But…
Cynthia Peters The good news is: It takes a constant bombardment of advertising, articles, and advice to convince teens that they ARE…
Cynthia Peters Ivy League institutions, major hospitals, and corporate money teamed up recently to make the startling revelation: kids should eat breakfast.…
Cynthia Peters Question: What do you get when you cross "generous funding" from bloated financial institutions with a culture that picks on…
Cynthia Peters Since when did we imagine that the country’s top automakers, Disney Corporation, AT&T, Nike, and the Gap had the interests…
Cynthia Peters My daughter had been studiously observing the Stop and Shop employee who was bagging our groceries. As she left the…
Cynthia Peters The Newtown Florist Club in Gainesville, Georgia was a group of African American churchwomen that brought flowers to the sick.…
Cynthia Peters Disability rights activists have been waiting for Christopher Reeve to get over his “I-will-walk-again” thing. But it’s been 5 years…
Cynthia Peters Note: I attended the protests on Sunday and Monday as an individual “on the fly.” The impressions offered here are…
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