httpv://youtu.be/BfKmUOgU-sk Yesterday at 1Hood Media Academy we discussed Donald Sterling’s racist comments and whether or not the Clippers should have played after they were made public.
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law passed by voters in Michigan that banned consideration of race in the public college admissions process. Eight states have passed laws restricting affirmative action since 1996, despite the racial makeup of college students and graduates evolving.
According to a report released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, young black men, and adults with lower incomes and less education are the most likely to consume sugary drinks. The CDC report also found that nearly 24 percent of adults drank at least one sugar-sweetened drink a day.
Donald Sterling, owner of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers, has allegedly been caught on tape making racist comments to his girlfriend, who identifies as biracial.
I said I wasn’t going to write about this. I hung up it up, closed the door and walked away. Yet thanks to a friend, I had to write it since she said if I didn’t she would. Call it a writer’s ego but here we go! Once again, scrolling through my Facebook […]
This article originally appeared on Policy Mic. It was written by Antwaun Sargent and appeared under the title of “7 Lies We Have to Stop Telling About African-American Girls.” By Antwaun Sargent In February, President Barack Obama stood before a group of African-American boys (and other boys of color) in the White House to announce his $200 million dollar initiative, “My Brother’s Keeper,” an effort to help African-American young males reach […]
In December, we reported that Taj Patterson, a black, gay New York fashion student, was attacked by five Hasidic men while walking home from a night out. The men have since been charged in connection to the incident.
A new study released by Nextions consulting firm reveals a startling fact. If you’re black, chances of reviewers taking time to find errors in your writing are greater than those if you’re white. When reviewers were told the author of a legal brief was black, they consistently rated identical pieces lower in quality and […]
The New York Police Department is known for executing a history of violent and discriminatory practices that many say unfairly target minorities. An effort to share positive stories and experiences through the #myNYPD hashtag backfired after members of Black Twitter jacked the hashtag to highlight police brutality carried out by the department.
Two sociologists have concluded that parental incarceration plays a role in childhood inequality. The study, which appears in the book Children of the Prison Boom: Mass Incarceration and the Future of American Inequality, was conducted by Sara Wakefield of Rutgers University-Newark and Christopher Wildeman of Yale University.
In reaction to a new Army regulation that bans many popular hairstyles worn by its black female soldiers, the Congressional Black Caucus has asked Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to overturn the ruling. Currently, 26,700 African American women are on active duty in the Army.
Black Men United, in partnership with the Goodwill Industries of Omaha and Risen Son Baptist Church is calling for the city of Omaha to stop killing one another for at least one month. Instead of traditional Mother’s Day gifts, the organization is hoping that city residents with give the gift of No Murders in May this […]
