Articles by Dee Dee Bass Wilbon

Disney Again Faces Up to Its Racist Past

Dee Dee Bass Wilbon | November 14, 2019

Disney has come a long way. Like most American girls, we grew up on Disney princesses. In 2009, when the animated feature “The Princess and… Read More

SocietyCommentary

A Mom’s Take on Normalizing Gun Deaths in America

Dee Dee Bass Wilbon | September 25, 2019

When I snapped the obligatory pictures of my seventh-grader and high school senior on the first day of school this year, it looked like pictures… Read More

SocietyCommentary

Megan Rapinoe Has No Good Reason to Skip Potential White House Visit

Dee Dee Bass Wilbon | July 10, 2019

The U.S. women are the world soccer champions. They are the hard-fought victors of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, having defeated the Netherlands 2-0 in… Read More

SocietyCommentary

Ralph Northam: Proof That Liberals Excuse Racism If You’re One of Them

Dee Dee Bass Wilbon | May 23, 2019

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam came under a firestorm of scrutiny last February when a photograph surfaced from his college yearbook page depicting two men dressed… Read More

SocietyCommentary

Where Race Relations Stand in 2019

Dee Dee Bass Wilbon | May 01, 2019

Race relations aren’t doing so well in 2019. A recent Pew Research Center survey tackled a number of issues relating to race, and the outlook… Read More

SocietyCommentary

Transgender Athletes Will Spell the End of Women’s Sports

Dee Dee Bass Wilbon | April 15, 2019

One of the first and most important things we learned in the school yard was the concept of fair play. When running a race,… Read More

SocietyCommentary

What We Can Learn From Ralph Northam’s Fall From Grace

Dee Dee Bass Wilbon | February 06, 2019

For all of the light and hope America brings to the world, our experiment in democracy carries moments of darkness and shame. Often the light… Read More

SocietyCommentary

California Restaurateur Compares MAGA Hats to White Hoods

Dee Dee Bass Wilbon | February 01, 2019

Editor’s note: A California restaurateur tweeted this week that he wouldn’t serve anyone who came to his restaurant, Wursthall in San Mateo, if they wore… Read More

PoliticsCommentary

Yes, MAGA Hats Symbolize Something. But Not Hate.

Dee Dee Bass Wilbon | January 22, 2019

By now much of America has seen the images of teenage boys in “Make America Great Again” hats milling near a chanting Native American elder…. Read More

SocietyCommentary

The Full Story About the Kentucky Boys in MAGA Hats Emerges

Dee Dee Bass Wilbon | January 21, 2019

We watched the original video of the young white Kentucky boys decked out in Make America Great Again gear mocking an old Native American man… Read More

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