The semester before I started classes at the University of Missouri, two students were arrested for throwing cotton balls across the lawn of the Black Culture Center. During my second semester there, a student spray-painted the words “N****r Month” on a statue directly outside of my residence hall. A year after I graduated, students finally […]
According toĀ Paige Shoemaker, a former student at Kansas State University, her group of friends found it appropriate, and even funny, to wear blackface, throw up hand signs and caption a photo with the words “Feels good to finally be a n****r.” Fortunately, KSU didn’t feel the same and the student has been expelled from the […]
During a fundraiser this past week, Hillary Clinton spoke to a crowd full of applause when she called half of Donald Trump’s supporters “deplorable” due to their apparent support of racist rhetoric and practices. To no surprise, she came under fire from many of Trump’s supporters for making the claim. She’s now apologized.
We recently had the pleasure of spending some time talking to Chicago MC, Jessica Disu aka FM Supreme, about her seat right at the intersection of hip-hop music and social activism. She also provided some gems about the significance of travel in self-improvement and the controversy surrounding her appearance on FOX News calling for the […]
Diddy was the first rapper that influenced me to vote, even though I was too young I always appreciated a Black entertainer reaching out to me to tell me that my vote matters, and I very much recognized his Vote or Die campaign as outreach to young Black people. In 2015, Diddy came out and […]
Last week, Girls star and creator Lena Dunham had a conversation with comedian Amy Schumer, where they discussed what it is like to be a woman in the entertainment industry and deal with sexism on a regular basis. However, the conversation took a strangeĀ turn when Dunham and Schumer discussed their experiences at the Met Gala […]
When I first read the code of conduct administered at Pretoria High School for Girls in South Africa, I was mortified. As a mother, with a daughter whose hair at 3 years old would be classified by some as ānappyā, all I could think was āHow would I do her hair if this came home […]
In a letter Dean of Students in the College John EllisonĀ informed incoming first year students at the University of Chicago to expect an environment committed to freedom of inquiry and freedom of expression. He additionally warns students not to expect āintellectual safe spaces where individuals can retreat from ideas and perspectives at odds with their […]
I told myself I would not write about Nate Parker being a rapist. Iād known about his sexually violent history for years, and the vileness of his queerantagonism, too. The depth of his awfulness had already been addressed, and so it was odd to meābut certainly predictableāto witness the conversation rehashed at such a moment, […]
By: Ahmad Greene-Hayes Last week, I saw the NYC pre-screening of āThe Birth of A Nation.ā I left feeling invigorated by the same Holy Spirit that called Nat Turner to lead a slave revolt in 1831. My excitement soon diminished, however, when I learned that Nate Parker, the filmās lead, is a rapist. Iām a […]
This piece was originally written by William Evans, Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of BlackNerdProblems.com. ***Trigger Warning For Sexual Assault***There was a point a few years ago where I wanted to be done with period films and TV shows. Either they had so few Black people in them it was as if we were to believe they […]
This past week in Columbus, Ohio, Rae’Lynn Thomas, 28, was shot and killed by her mother’s ex-boyfriend, aĀ man with aĀ history transphobic comments, who repeatedly called her “the devil,” according toĀ Mic.
