Dr. Maya Rockeymoore, 02.09.2010
By leading a broad prevention effort that tackles the root causes of childhood obesity, Michelle Obama transcends ideological divisions and gets to the heart of what is needed to succeed in the global economy.
Darell Hammond, 02.09.2010
Chief Executive Officer of KaBOOM!
Snowmageddon. That's what many in the Washington, D.C. Metro area have called the recent onslaught of wintery weather that has descended upon our cit...
Yvette D. Clarke, 02.08.2010
U.S. Congresswoman from New York's 11th District
We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation's greatness.
Charlotte Safavi, 02.07.2010
Anglo-Iranian-American Journalist
I credit my cosmopolitan background for how I dress. My heritage is Iranian -- my mother's generation never leaves the house underdressed. I definitely get my dressy vibe from Iran.
Martha St Jean, 02.04.2010
A New Yorker through and through
Deborah Willis tells stories through pictures. I wanted to tell her story with her words. We sat down in New York City's Leica Gallery discussing her, her work and the life of art.
Sarah Newman, 02.04.2010
researcher at Participant Media and writer at TakePart
Kids have gotten bigger recently. In fact, according to the CDC, obesity rates have tripled in the past 30 years with nearly 20 percent of children aged 6-11 and 18 percent for those aged 12-19.
Jeffrey Levi, 02.02.2010
Executive Director, Trust for America's Health
While I applaud Michelle Obama's initial efforts to take on the childhood obesity epidemic, America needs a comprehensive, well-funded national strategy to combat the problem.
Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh, 02.01.2010
Executive Director of F.E.A.S.T.
In the eating disorders world, putting any child on a diet is not only unacceptable but appalling.
Marcia G. Yerman, 02.01.2010
New York based writer focusing on women's issues and the arts; Co-Founder of cultureID
As parents sought to navigate a situation where their healthy daughters had become sick and, in the worse case scenario - died, they turned to the Internet for answers.
Jill Brooke, 01.28.2010
Blended Families Expert and Author of "Don't Let Death Ruin Your Life"
Because I deal with a lot of divorced women who have had their hearts sauteed in a frying pan as a result of infidelity, I am not surprised that Elizabeth Edwards could be both Saint Elizabeth and Lady Macbeth.
Rosalyn Hoffman, 01.29.2010
Author, Bitches on a Budget
Were we the only ones distracted by all the people in the chamber wearing the color purple during the SOTU? We were stunned by the President's red tie, didn't he get the message it was purple day?
Peter Levine, 01.26.2010
Director, CIRCLE
Candidate Obama argued that positive change comes from organized social movements, not from the government alone. It's time for President Obama to listen to that logic.
Rosalyn Hoffman, 01.25.2010
Author, Bitches on a Budget
It's time for the fashion industry to wake up. Look at how gorgeous, curvy Michelle Obama has become a beacon for style. We are advocating variety. We are advocating an end to deception.
Joanne Bamberger, 01.25.2010
Political/media analyst, author, founder of PunditMom political blog
If this is where we are in 2010 when it comes to permissible portrayals of women, I may have to live to be 237 before we're treated with even a modicum of respect.
Hemi Weingarten, 01.21.2010
fooducate.com
I'm sorry, First Lady. Your plan, while commendable, doesn't have a fighting chance. The food industry will outspend the government and nonprofits to keep kids munching and slurping away on junk food.
Nancy Lublin, 01.20.2010
CEO, DoSomething.org
Today is the one-year anniversary of President Obama's inauguration, so DoSomething.org asked young people whether they think President Obama "made the grade" during his first year in office. Their responses garnered some interesting results.
Mary Ann West, 01.19.2010
Screenwriter
Here are a few of the many agencies that had been in Haiti before the earthquake, are there now and will be there long after the sense of urgency has passed.
George Davis, 01.18.2010
Author, "Until We Got Here"; Race-Talk contributor
I remember a while back film director Quentin Tarantino said he was blacker than Spike Lee, I assumed it was because he uses the term motherf--er in h...
Chris Weigant, 01.16.2010
Author, Political Commentator, and Blogger (ChrisWeigant.com)
Much of the frenzied activity took place this week behind closed doors (and most decidedly not on C-SPAN), as health care reform entered its final negotiating phase.
Carole Carson, 01.15.2010
Carole Carson, dubbed "An Apostle for Fitness" by the Wall Street Journal, is a fitness advocate and ...
The more readily we learn from the past and update our understanding of the complex nature and causes of obesity, the more quickly we can successfully move into a healthy future.
Jim Lichtman, 01.08.2010
Writer and speaker
When Weatherproof President Freddie Stollmack recognized that the coat Obama was wearing in the photo was, in fact, made by his company, he had a brainstorm: buy the photo rights.