Annette John-Hall is a metro columnist for The Inquirer. She was previously a features reporter and columnist focusing on music, film television and pop culture. A native of Berkeley, Calif., she covered professional, college and high school sports at the San Jose Mercury News, the Rocky Mountain News in Denver and the Oakland Tribune.
Her column appears Tuesdays and Fridays in The Inquirer's metro section.
I bet Ethel R. Lawrence is doing the happy dance up in heaven right about now.
Because nearly 40 years after the lifelong Mount Laurel resident sued for the right to affordable housing, Gov. Corzine truly made her dream a reality.
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The presidential race has ignited plenty of debate about just what it means to be a patriot.
In the last year, we've discovered that patriotism has had more definitions than Webster.
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Sometimes, forward-thinkers are so far ahead of everyone else that they don't always get to see the richest fruits of their vision.
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No doubt terrorism is a threat to our national security, but this presidential campaign has convinced me that ignorance may be our biggest affliction.
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Ah, the long holiday weekend at Rehoboth Beach. Our annual "no exception" summertime getaway. Appetizing restaurants, offbeat shopping and inviting stretches of beach. A bottle of SPF15 body spray, the latest Diane McKinney-Whetstone novel, and I'm in heaven right here on Earth.
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The ongoing stink between the city and its labor unions over increasing the numbers of minorities and women in the construction industry reminds me of the story of the farmer who discovers an enormous pile of horse manure in his barn.
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From time to time, I get e-mails from white readers railing against my "unhealthy race obsession." Which includes any reference to slavery, even a passing one.
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In any family, there are always a few hard heads who almost never take constructive criticism well - even if it's said for their own good.
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If you live in a disadvantaged community, chances are that shopping for fruits and vegetables is a little like going on a scavenger hunt.
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As Father's Day rolls around, Raymond Holman Jr. can't help but think of his dad, Raymond Holman Sr. - "Big Ray," as the neighborhood folks in West Philadelphia used to call him.
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It sure wasn't because she wasn't qualified enough. Or strong enough. Or smart enough. Or determined enough. Or caring enough.
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As Barack Obama made history Tuesday night, I sat speechless, overwhelmed. The lump in my throat is still there and isn't likely to go away anytime soon.
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