Posts by Keith McAllister
Tech’s Whiteness Is the Problem. Are We the Solution?
By Amy L. Alexander, The Root Last week, Twitter said it was “pausing” to reconsider the process by which it bestows the blue checkmark denoting accounts that had been “verified,” and on Wednesday the company announced it was yanking the designation from some users who occupy the neo-Nazi or nationalist bucket of grassroots white activism.…
Read MoreWhy Music Education is Essential for Underserved Schools
Music education often suffers when budgets shrink, but some argue that it’s critical to build young minds and encourage creativity.
Read MoreA Tale of 2 Mich. Water Crises
By K. Araújo, The Root On Oct. 23, 12 Oakland County, Mich., communities spent roughly nine days without water after a major water main break. Almost 305,000 people were affected by the break. Oakland County and the Great Lakes Water Authority worked nearly around the clock to ensure that the residents in those communities had safe,…
Read MoreBlack Protester Hugs Squirming Nazi, Quips, ‘Why Don’t You Like Me, Dog?’
By Breanna Edwards, The Root The black protester who was caught on viral video hugging a squirming and uncomfortable neo-Nazi outside white supremacist dump truck Richard Spencer’s speech at the University of Florida in Gainesville on Thursday is acknowledging that he could just as easily have hit the guy (an act in which someone else…
Read MoreWhy TV Writer Angela Nissel, Black Females in Hollywood Need to be Heard
By Yesha Callahan, The Root If you took a look at the writers’ room of some of your favorite television shows, you’d be hard-pressed to find a black person, and even harder pressed to find a black woman. But for the last decade, Angela Nissel has been leaving her mark behind the scenes on shows…
Read MoreRacial Slur Scrawled on Black Military Cadets’ Doors–Academy Response Weak
By Jason Johnson, The Root This week five African-American students at Air Force Academy Prep School in Colorado found the words “Niggers Go Home” scrawled on the dry erase boards outside their dorm rooms. Once the school became aware of the racial graffiti the school superintendent Lt. General Jay Silveria rattled off a statement to the…
Read MoreWhat Are Black Journalists Allowed To Say About Race?
Julia Craven, HuffPost Black Voices Jemele Hill said what she said. In a series of tweets stemming from an odd conversation about Kid Rock, the co-host of ESPN’s “SC6” called President Donald Trump a “white supremacist who has largely surrounded himself w/ other white supremacists.” “Trump is the most ignorant, offensive president of my lifetime,” she wrote. “His…
Read MoreMich. Teacher Drags Student From Seat After Not Standing For Pledge
Breanna Edwards, The Root Everybody is all about freedom of speech and expression until a black person (hey, Colin Kaepernick; hey, Jemele Hill) decides to exercise his or her right to do so. And in this particular case, a black sixth-grader out of Michigan says he was assaulted by his homeroom teacher all because he…
Read MoreL’Oréal Fires Its First Trans Model After She Called Out White America’s Racism
By Lilly Workneh, HuffPost Black Voices L’Oréal Paris has fired its first transgender model to join the brand just days after announcing the partnership. L’Oréal released a statement on Twitter Friday morning saying the company “champions diversity” but decided to cut ties with Monroe Bergdorf, saying her comments calling out white America’s racism in a recent Facebook…
Read MorePhilando Castile’s Legacy Of Helping His Students Pay For Lunch Lives On
Monique Judge, The Root Philando Castile was known as a caring man at the St. Paul, Minn., school where he worked as a cafeteria supervisor. He cared so much for the children he served that he often paid for their lunches out of his own pocket when they were unable to, and now, thanks to…
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