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Deeper Than Rap: How One Rapper Defines the Killing of Unarmed Black Males
In the wake of Michael Brown’s execution by police officers, I believe it is appropriate to harken back to Trayvon Martin’s execution with some powerful words by David Banner. In this interview, David Banner discusses the impact of Trayvon Martin’s death.
Endangered: Save the Female Rappers
Just to make it clear, I don’t care for the term female rap. Hip hop is hip hop. Good music is good music. However, FEMALE rap has taken an interesting turn and in some positive aspects it remains to dominate the mainstream charts and still maintain presence. The downside is that it’s pretty much done […]
Violet Palmer, first female NBA referee comes out, marries partner
Violet Palmer, the first woman NBA referee, has decided to marry her partner of 20 years. Although the NBA has known about Palmer’s sexuality since at least 2007, this marks Palmer’s public coming out. Palmer will marry celebrity hair stylist Tanya Stine today.
We need more black male teachers, but how do we get them?
The following post was written by Dr. Travis Bristol, a former high school English teacher in New York City public schools and teacher educator with the Boston Teacher Residency program. He is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE), and his research focuses on the intersection of race […]
Michele Roberts makes history by becoming NBPA’s first female executive director
The NBPA (National Basketball Players Association) has elected Michele Roberts as its executive director. Roberts will become the first woman to head a men’s professional athletic association in the US. Roberts was one of three people, and the only woman, who was a finalist for the executive director post. Roberts will take over a position […]
Tara Walker becomes New Jersey’s first black female firefighter
Tara Walker made history on Friday when she became the first black female firefighter for the New Jersey City Fire Department. In the department’s entire 143-history, there has never been an African-American female on the squad.
Woman firefighter becomes first female featured in Calender of Heroes
A Bronx, New York woman has become the first female firefighter to be featured in the FDNY Calendar of Heroes. Danae Mines, an 11-year veteran, said she was told the honor was reserved for men only.
Report: black male teens want relationships, not just sex
According to a new study, teenage boys have more than sex on their mind. It turns out that adolescent males actually do desire the intimacy of a relationship over sex. The study was published in the American Journal of Men’s Health, and is based on interviews with 33 14 to 16-year-old boys.
Vice Admiral makes history, becomes first 4-star female admiral
In December, it was announced that Michelle Howard would become the Navy’s first female to receive a fourth star ranking of full admiral. Howard’s ranking became official on Tuesday when she said goodbye to her position as Vice Admiral.
Black Male Achievemnt: Public Allies Experts Advise the White House
African American men face pressing challenges that often prevent them from tapping into their full talents and capacities. That’s why in May of 2014, with the generous support of the Open Society Foundations, Public Allies brought together 30 leaders from our nationwide network to meet for three days in Washington D.C. for a Black […]
First Lady: ‘U.S. is ready for a female president’
First lady Michelle Obama says that America is ready for a female president. The comments came during an interview with Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts.
Public Allies and Black Male Achievement
In 2011-2012, I was an apprentice in Public Allies. What is Public Allies (besides the best leadership development program in AmeriCorps)? Public Allies’ mission is to advance new leadership to strengthen communities, nonprofits and civic participation.