Posts by dr_fran
Freedom House Church Not So Free
Church members are shocked by a message from their Black pastor requesting white greeters to make a positive impression.
Read More‘The Butler’: Lifting the Veil on Black Life
Lee Daniels’ film pulls back the curtain on the experiences of the Black community in a racist and classist world.
Read MorePolitics Gets Its Own Cheerios Ad
Politicians Bill de Blasio’s mixed family star in a political ad inspired by a Cheerios commercial that drew hate earlier this year.
Read MoreNAACP: Stop-and-frisk Ruling a ‘Groundbreaking Victory’
The NAACP calls a ruling against the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk activities is a type of illegal racial profiling.
Read More‘Race-switch’ Robbers Found Guilty On All Counts
Three Black men have been found guilty of a robbery during which they wore white masks to hide their identities.
Read MoreOn This Date in History: Alex Haley Was Born
Alex Haley, author of Roots and other groundbreaking racial texts, was born in Ithaca in 1921.
Read MoreA Family Consents to a Medical Gift, 62 Years Later
Henrietta Lacks had no control when doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital used her cells in research that led to groundbreaking medical advances.
Read MoreOhio Organization Raising Funds to Buy George Zimmerman a New Gun
A gun rights group is raising money to replace the gun George Zimmerman used to murder Trayvon Martin.
Read MoreOprah: Trayvon Martin The ‘Same Thing’ As Emmett Till
The former talk show host and businesswoman compared the two Black teens who were killed after false accusations of crimes.
Read MoreKu Klux Klan Recruits Members for Neighborhood Watch Program
The Ku Klux Klan is apparently trying to recruit new members in Springfield, Missouri with flyers.
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