Annette John-Hall http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/annette_john-hall RSS Feed for Inq Col Annette John-Hall en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:58:17 GMT Annette John-Hall: Killing Bambi, coddling Bambi http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/annette_john-hall/20091120_Annette_John-Hall__Killing_Bambi__coddling_Bambi.html It started about a month ago when my puggle, Angel, began barking at fleeting shadows when I took her out at night. Annette John-Hall: Sisters follow faith on hajj http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/annette_john-hall/20091115_Annette_John-Hall__Sisters_follow_faith_on_hajj.html When Naeemah Khabir heard the news that an Army psychiatrist of Middle Eastern descent was accused in the shooting rampage that killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, one of her first thought was: "Oh, goodness. I bet he's Muslim." Annette John-Hall: Mix 'n' match with cornrows http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/annette_john-hall/20091113_Annette_John-Hall__Mix__n__match_with_cornrows.html At most, it's a bemusing story that you figure would have a short shelf life. White cop wears cornrows. Suffers reprimand and is relegated to desk duty. Complies and cuts hair. Goes back on the street. Annette John-Hall: Fox News strangles open debate by firing a liberal Philly voice http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/annette_john-hall/20091108_Annette_John-Hall__Fox_News_strangles_open_debate_by_firing_a_liberal_Philly_voice.html I'm sure Fox News, cash cow that it is, doesn't need little ol' me to bolster its already fat ratings. Annette John-Hall: Putting a bit of pizzazz in Civics 101 http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/annette_john-hall/20091106_Annette_John-Hall__Putting_a_bit_of_pizzazz_in_Civics_101.html I don't know about you, but for me, Tuesday's election had all the excitement of a room-temperature Coke. No fizz at all. Annette John-Hall: After kids and career, women unite to find their next fulfillment http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/annette_john-hall/20091025_Annette_John-Hall__After_kids_and_career__women_unite_to_find_their_next_fulfillment.html This weekend I'm headed to Sonoma in California's lush Napa Valley, where I'll join my sister and eight of her best friends on a "transitions retreat." It's slated as a weekend of conversation, reflection, and - thank you, Lord - massage, geared toward helping my big sis figure out where her next source of happiness will come from. Annette John-Hall: No shelter for family in need http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/annette_john-hall/20091023_Annette_John-Hall___No_shelter_for_family_in_need.html To protect her, I'll simply call her Ms. J, as her lawyer does in a complaint filed with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. Annette John-Hall: As neighbors burnish Robeson's reputation, house needs revival, too http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/annette_john-hall/20091018_Annette_John-Hall__As_neighbors_burnish_Robeson_s_reputation__house_needs_revival__too.html Anybody who knows about Paul Robeson knows that one little smidgen of his extraordinary life could easily fill a history book. Annette John-Hall: At 90, dance master still en pointe http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/annette_john-hall/20091009_Annette_John-Hall__At_90__dance_master_still_en_pointe.html Sydney King, still swan-elegant at 90, sits in her dimly lit studio at the Sydney King School of Dance in West Philly and skims through one of her many yellowed scrapbooks. Annette John-Hall: She and sisters doing all they can to conquer a family enemy: Cancer http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/annette_john-hall/20091004_Annette_John-Hall__She_and_sisters_doing_all_they_can_to_conquer_a_family_enemy__Cancer.html Just before Christmas last year, after her breast cancer had returned and metastasized to her brain, my friend Gloria urged - make that ordered - me to make sure at least one of us became a witness to history.