School assemblies are pretty much hit or miss opportunities. The attention of younger students is hard to keep and approaching them the wrong way could shut them out entirely. But a recent assembly at a Texas school about rape and domestic abuse reportedly got off on the wrong foot and got even worse as time […]
Hillary Clinton has had her fair share of issues on the campaign trail. ManyĀ of which have been her repeated issues with Black voters who haveĀ approached her about her stances on key issues facing them. Even amidst all that, Kerry Washington, Viola Davis, and Shonda Rhimes (and Shondland veteran Ellen Pompeo) say they are standing with […]
I remember a young woman in undergradĀ once announcing to a large group of students,”We have to stand in solidarity with one another even when we don’t necessarily understand or agree totally with the method of engagement.” In that moment I asked myself, “Who does she mean by ‘we’?” The young Latina was attempting to bring […]
This story brings institutional racism to the forefront of the conversation, but at this point, is that to anyoneās surprise? A family in Hopewell, Virginia said that their seventh grade child was forced to leave his private school because he would not cut his dreadlocks.
Rcently, Michael B. Jordan’s and Ryan Coogler’s friendship gained a place in the public eye it didn’t have before. All because of a photo. They’re two talented young black men working together to excel in the film industry. Their collaborations have given us great works such asĀ Fruitvale Station andĀ Creed and should lead to more in […]
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.
So much for a āhappyā International Women’s Day. A student at Green County High School in Georgia broke down in tears during an interview after restating what her teacher said to her in front of her entire classroom.
“Hidden Figures,” a film about the three black female NASA employees that helped send the first American into orbit in 1972, has just cast its final member of the leading trio ā Janelle Monae.Ā
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.
What kind of world is it where an honor roll student is getting suspended because of aā¦design in his hair? A mother in Alabama is voicing her strong, adamant opinions because her 7-year-old student was sent to the principalās office and initially suspended because the school did not like the design of his new haircut.
The presidential election has been hotly contested on both sides of the aisle. While many folks have been concerned about the Republican ticket, many others have shown their general disfavor for Hillary Clinton. Rapper Killer Mike has had some of the most clear-headed explanations for his support of Sanders. But, this video of his words […]
