President Obama has proposed a budget for 2017, which removes a $10 million annual grant that goes towards funding āabstinence-onlyā sexual education classes in public schools. By getting rid of this money, Obama ends the financial incentive for states to continue to teach this one-sided sexual education program.
On Saturday, 20-year-old Douglas won the American Cup at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, which was her first gold since winning the Olympic all-around in London in 2012. There have only been six American women who have gone on to compete in two Olympic competitions since 1980. Thus far, the only woman who has […]
The most endearing thing about President Barack Obama doesn’tĀ have anything to do with him directly. It’s actually his family, especially his wife, Michelle Obama. Over the past few years, the First Lady has danced with kids in the White House and even made an appearance on popular kids shows.Ā If you were somehow under the belief […]
This presidential election season has consistently brought up the conversation of race, as it should, and right now, the conversation has turned into a debate, thanks to the award-winning poet and Civil Rights activist, Maya Angelou.
Spotify has introduced new mapping software that suggests hip-hop is the most listened to genre in the entire world, according toĀ The Independent.
Recently American Girl announced their newest doll Melodyāa Black girl from Detroit who fights for civil rights and is an aspiring Motown singer. This is the American Girl doll that we have been waiting for, but why did it take so long?
Texas administrators have instructed faculty membersĀ to steer clear from teaching controversial course material for āsafety concernsā due to a new law which allows people to carry concealed handgunsĀ on college campuses.
We all know that edges are out here struggling to survive. Apparently CentricTV recognized how important it is to keep our edges and made a PSA about it.
Coalitions of young peopleĀ from activist organizationsĀ like Assata’s Daughters, BYP100, and Black Lives Matter, Chicago have been demonstrating against Cook County State Attorney Anita Alvarez for yearsĀ now. Their efforts reached a fever pitch in the weeks following the November 2015 release of footage of the murder of LaQuan McDonaldĀ on October 20, 2014. Their concerns were stemming […]
Even though this Black History Month will go down in history as the boldest one in a lifetime, it is a shame that we are still seeing firsts in 2016. Thereās also no coincidence that all of these Black āfirstsā are being announced in February. Harvard University has made the esteemed epidemiologist Michelle Williams the […]
What was the saying? Blacks canāt swim. Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are making sure that the saying stays true, because as of now, there is only one HBCU with a swim team: Howard University.
Men will tell you that a short skirt makes it okay to touch a woman’s body. Men will tell you that a low cut shirt gives them a right to look at your breasts. Even more men will suggest that hanging out late on a weekend night, intoxicated, and in public opens a young woman […]
