FBI director James Comey thinks that state and local law enforcement need to do a better job of tracking and reporting hate crimes so that the public can “fully understand what is happening in our communities, and how to stop it.”Ā
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law passed by voters in Michigan that banned consideration of race in the public college admissions process. Eight states have passed laws restricting affirmative action since 1996, despite the racial makeup of college students and graduates evolving.Ā
When I first heard the term ‘thot’ of course my reaction was ‘what the hell did you say?’ Then I became aware that it means either ‘that hoe out there’ or ‘that hoe over there’ as a simple and general euphemism for calling out a promiscuous woman or just a person who behaves ghetto (see […]
Ā I said I wasnāt going to write about this. I hung up it up, closed the door and walked away. Yet thanks to a friend, I had to write it since she said if I didnāt she would. Call it a writerās ego but here we go! Once again, scrolling through my Facebook […]
This article originally appeared on Policy Mic. It was written byĀ Antwaun SargentĀ Ā and appeared under the title of “7 Lies We Have to Stop Telling About African-American Girls.”Ā By Antwaun Sargent In February,Ā PresidentĀ BarackĀ Obama stood before a group of African-American boysĀ (and other boys of color)Ā in the WhiteĀ HouseĀ toĀ announce hisĀ $200 millionĀ dollarĀ initiative,Ā “My Brother’s Keeper,”Ā an effort to helpĀ African-American young malesĀ reach […]
I have been reading several articles recently about black and mixed heritage women being discriminated against because of their hair.Ā Aside from the military’s new hair regulations, which are absurd, many of the stories are coming from school aged children being harassed in school for their natural hair.Ā And it had me thinking about my […]
A new study released by Nextions consulting firm reveals a startling fact. If you’re black, chances of reviewers taking time to find errors in your writing are greater than those if you’re white. When reviewers were told the author of a legal brief was black, they consistently rated identical pieces lower in quality and […]
Neighbors in a Herico County, Virginia community say they were shocked and appalled after finding eggs with racist messages on their front lawns Easter Sunday. Each egg carried a slip of paper with a typed message.Ā
The University of Alabama’s student government voted to support full integration of the Greek system last week. The vote follows a year of controversy over qualified students being blocked from joining sororities because they were black. The discrimination was largely due to influence from a group called “The Machine.”
In reaction to a new Army regulation that bans many popular hairstyles worn by its black female soldiers, the Congressional Black Caucus has asked Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to overturn the ruling.Ā Currently, 26,700 African American women are on active duty in the Army.Ā
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, the boxer whose wrongful conviction became an international symbol of racial inequity, has died at 76. Carter, who suffered from prostate cancer, passed away in his sleep Sunday.Ā
A suburban Cincinnati teacher has been fired after making a racist remark to a black student. Gil Voigt had been teaching science at Fairfield Freshman School since 2000. He has been on unpaid leave since December when he told a black student who had stated that he wished to follow in President Obama’s footsteps that […]
