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Conversations We Are Not Having: Migrant Mythologies
By: William Darity I frequently hear the following canard used to support the claim that black Americans are their own worst enemy: Other ethnic groups come to America and within one or two generations have climbed solidly into the American middle class – and they do it on their own. So, if they can do it, […]
FBI Director: ‘we need better hate crime tracking’
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.”
Caught up in All That Ivy
It’s acceptance letter season. If you or someone you know are applying to college and didn’t go the Early Admission route, you very well may have gotten or shall received a fat packet or several with all that college “stuff.” It’s a fun and exciting time in the life of teenagers on the brink of […]
You Are Your Hair
I have been reading several articles recently about black and mixed heritage women being discriminated against because of their hair. 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. And it had me thinking about my […]
After 8 years, inmates still waiting for trial
Two men who have been in Mississippi’s Hinds County Detention Center for seven years and eight years without going to trial had known mental health issues when they were incarcerated. They are among nearly 130 inmates have been in the detention center for at least a year without trial.
Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter dead at 76
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.
Aretha Frankin files $10 million lawsuit over fake Patti LaBelle fight story
With the popularity of the internet, blogs and social media, it can be pretty tricky deciphering what’s real and what isn’t. Well a satirical website may learn a hard lesson after the “Queen of Soul” is finished with them. The News Nerd has been slapped with a $10 million lawsuit after writing a fake story […]
Update: Colin Kaepernick responds to allegations of sexual assault
Yesterday, we reported that San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick is being investigated by the Miami Police Department for an alleged sexual assault. Kaepernick has responded to the allegations via Twitter:
Charges reduced for pregnant mother who drove children into ocean
A pregnant South Carolina woman who drove a minivan carrying her three small children into the Atlantic ocean has had has had charges against her reduced. Ebony Wilkerson, 32, was charged on three counts of attempted first-degree murder and child abuse following the March 4 incident.
Teacher loses job after taking student to hospital, paying medical bill
A Tennessee high school teacher says she lost her job after taking a sick student to the emergency room and paying the medical bill. Jennifer Mitts was forced to resign from Red Bank High School after the incident.
Couple wins lottery three times in one month
To say that Calvin and Zatera Spencer are lucky would be an understatement. The Virginia couple has not just won the lottery once, but three times this month.
New York student accepted into all 8 Ivy League schools
Yesterday we reported that D.C. native 17-year-old Avery Coffey had been accepted into five Ivy League schools. We are happy to report that another high school senior, Kwasi Enin, has been accepted into all eight Ivy League institutions.