Archive for March 2012
Dear White America: New book examines anxieties of America’s dwindling majority.
Anti-racist activist and author Tim Wise is back with another witty and no-holds-barred take on race and America’s changing demographics. White Americans have long been comfortable in the assumption that they are the cultural norm. Now that notion is being challenged, as white people wrestle with what it means to be part of a fast-changing, truly multicultural nation.
Read MoreTrayvon Martin Case Salts Old Wounds And Racial Tension
The murder of a teenaged Black boy in Florida has reminded the Black community of the discrimination and violence they experience.
Read MoreInner City Teens Win Their 2nd Polo Championship
In a sport associated more with royalty and the well-to-do suburban country club set than the inner city, a team of black kids from Philadelphia reign supreme. On Sunday, a team from Philadelphia’s Work to Ride polo program captured the United States Polo Association Tournament Championship in Charlottesville, Va., taking the crown for the second…
Read MoreHappy Birthday, Quincy Jones! Musician and Arranger Extraordinaire
The all-time most nominated Grammy artist with a total of 76 nominations and 26 awards, Quincy Jones has also received an Emmy Award, seven Oscar nominations, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
Read MoreBlacks, Latinos Lose Major Ground In Home Ownership: Study
The results of a recent study by a Washington think tank are grim for Black or Latino Americans who desire their own homes.
Read MoreSome Say Re-election Fear Is Driving Gun Sales In Texas, Elsewhere
“I’m constantly getting questions from people in the gun community about this [issue],” said Alan Korwin, author of nine gun law books, including Gun Laws of America. “People are concerned that if Obama wins, as a lame duck, he will go after firearms in a way we have never seen before. We saw a fire…
Read MoreRare photos depict lives of African-American sharecroppers during World War II
Buzzfeed has unearthed a cache of rarely-seen photos of Black farmers from the 1930s and ’40s that depict rural life at the time.
Read MoreViola Davis To Tackle Barbara Jordan Biopic
This time Viola Davis will tackle the life story of Barbara Jordan to be based on the 2000 biography Barbara Jordan: American Hero, written by Mary Beth Rogers. Paris Barclay will direct from a script adapted by Emmy-nominated writer Paris Qualles (primarily written for TV). “We’re hoping this becomes a movie that shows the world everything…
Read MoreMichelle Singletary: Schools shouldn’t fine tardy students or their parents
Fining parents who already struggle to get children to school on time isn’t likely to get to the root of the problem.
Read MoreBET Announces: America’s Black Holocaust Museum Goes Viral
While the physical museum hasn’t always been open, the virtual museum allows visitors from around the world to connect.
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