Posts by dr_fran
Braving Ebola
A mix of local and foreign workers braving the ebola outbreak in Liberia risk their own health while caring for others
Read MoreChadwick Boseman Is Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’
Chadwick Boseman, known for playing James Brown, will play the titular character in the long awaited Black Panther movie.
Read MoreSearch Resumes in DC for Missing 8-Year-Old Relisha Rudd
Authorities do not believe tha the young girl, who was left in the care of a shelter worker, is still alive.
Read MoreBlack Teen with White Parents Mistaken for Burglar, Assaulted by Cops in His Home
Police respond to neighbor’s call about black teen entering a home in a white neighborhood. They attempt to arrest him for burglary and pepper-spray him. He was in his own home.
Read MoreNAACP and Family Lawyers Are Looking Into Lennon Lacy’s Hanging Death
The NAACP is examining the investigation into Lennon Lacy’s death, which authorities ruled a suicide despite conflicting evidence.
Read More“A Time of Terror: A Survivor’s Story”– Excerpts from Dr. Cameron’s Memoir
Excerpts from Dr. James Cameron’s memoir, “A Time of Terror: A Survivor’s Story,” with Editor’s Notes. A new excerpt is posted each week during the 6-week crowd-funding campaign to raise the money necessary to publish the book – the only known memoir by a lynching survivor.
Read MoreMan gets life without parole for murdering Florida teen over loud music
Michael Dunn has been sentenced to life without parole for the shooting death of 17-year-old Jordan Davis.
Read MoreI raised my sons to be racially neutral
Two mixed-race boys, one lighter skinned than the other. Their black mother asks, “Did I make a mistake telling them they were the same?”
Read MoreQuvenzhané Wallis Looks Forward To (Hopefully) Being Nominated For An Oscar Again
The youngest actress to ever win an Oscar, Quvenzhané Wallis, hopes a nomination will be in the cards for her again.
Read MoreSouth Africans Battle To Overturn Apartheid Evictions
Many South Africans are still fighting to reclaim land taken away from them during apartheid. The BBC’s Sophie Ribstein spoke to a family about its ordeal.
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