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Inside the Racist Mind
Writer Toure explores the science of racism for Time Magazine: After a recent event where I spoke about racial identity, a white woman sidled up to me, leaned in close so no one near us could hear, and said, “I’m racist.” Many people would be repelled. I was entranced. Here was someone who could tell…
Does acting like ‘a man’ depress black men?
Studies have shown that men in general tend to be more withdrawn about their feelings. African-American men seem to suffer even more than the average man, due to racial discrimination. However, professor and researcher Wizdom Powell Hammond discovered through research that men who speak out and express their feelings are less likely to…
Education For Poor Students Threatened By Exclusionary Housing
Tanya McDowell, a Connecticut mother, made headlines last year when she was accused of stealing — specifically, of stealing an education for her son. McDowell, who was homeless, was accused of felony larceny by authorities who said she sent her child to a stronger school in Norwalk, instead of the one she was zoned to…
Jim Crow Museum Of Racist Memorabilia Showcases Segregation-era Artifacts
The Ferris State University library in Big Rapids, Michigan is home to the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia.
Room4Debate: Should a 6-year-old be handcuffed?
A New Mexico teacher asked a 13-year-old girl to stop talking with her friend and move to another seat. The girl refused. The teacher called the police. The case is among thousands across the United States fueling a long-simmering debate over when educators should bring in the police to deal with disruptive students. A 6-year-old…
Minstrel Cake Causes a International Stir
The Swedish Minister of Culture Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, a self-proclaimed anti-racist, was photographed eating a cake made in the image of an African woman in minstrel makeup. According to an article in Fria Tider (a Swedish publication), the minister of culture was celebrating with a “n–ger cake.” To add insult to injury, Liljeroth was invited…
Black Women Struggling with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
In growing numbers, African American women are entering the armed forces, and putting their lives on the line, both literally and figuratively to serve the United States. As many know, countless members of the armed forces have died serving their country. But few people recognize that soldiers also sacrifice their mental health through their…
Artist creates Zimmerman portrait with 12,000 Skittles
The most crucial facts remain in dispute about what happened on Feb. 26, the night George Zimmerman killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida. But one detail is clear: Martin had been on a trip to the store to buy Skittles when the incident took place. The popular candy has become a symbol of Martin’s…
On This Day in American History…
On this date in 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was jailed in Birmingham, Alabama. While incarcerated there, he wrote, smuggled out of jail, and had printed his “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” a moving justification for the moral necessity of non-violent resistance to unjust laws. https://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/dr-king-pens-birmingham-letter Read the entire letter here.
Today in Black History
On this date in 1862, the nations capitol ended slavery. President Lincoln signed an act abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia, an important step in the long road toward full emancipation and enfranchisement for African Americans. Before 1850, slave pens, slave jails, and auction blocks were a common site in the District of Columbia,…
The Birth of CORE
The Congress Of Racial Equality, also known as CORE, spearheaded voting, education, and related projects to promote racial equality.
Justice for Trayvon
This opinion pieces considers how anti-Black violence that ended the life of a boy lead to a demand for justice.
U.S. Will Pay a Settlement of $1 Billion to 41 Tribes
In one of the largest financial settlements made to American Indian tribes, the federal government said this week that it had ended dozens of lawsuits by agreeing to pay tribes more than $1 billion for the mismanagement of funds and natural resources that the government holds in trust. The Justice Department announced on Wednesday that…
Tulsa Shootings and the Color of Hate
The fallout over the killing of three black people in Tulsa, Okla., continues after the arrest of two “white” men, Jacob England, 19, and Alvin Watts, 32, both of whom reportedly confessed to the shooting spree, which occurred in a predominantly black neighborhood. On April 5, England, who is half Cherokee, posted comments on his…
Blacks Face Bias in Bankruptcy, Study Suggests
Black Americans may be more likely to file bankruptcy because financial professionals point them in that direction.
California School Suspensions Issued At Higher Rates To Racial Minorities, Students With Disabilities
Racial minorities and students with disabilities are suspended at substantially higher rates than their white and non-disabled peers, according to an analysis of discipline data from nearly 500 California school districts. Researchers said the disparities are a civil rights issue and cause for alarm. While 7.1 percent of all California students were suspended from school…
Black legislators, past and present, celebrated in Atlanta exhibit
The rich history of Georgia’s black legislators has been captured in an exciting exhibit at an African-American library in downtown Atlanta. The exhibition, entitled “Remembering Our Legends and Honoring Our Torchbearers”, features an extensive collection, from rare artifacts from the 19th century to documents from the civil rights era, as well as recorded interviews with…
Rashaad Newsome: An artist who fearlessly collages hip-hop, vogue culture and opera
When speaking of Newsome as a performer and the role of performance in his work Levai added “[Newsome] is cataloging gestures in a way that we have not seen before. This is evidenced in Shade Compositions, 2009, even further in FIVE, 2010 as well as in The Conductor. This method of documentation is less a statement about…
This Day in History
On this date in 1861, the Civil War began. This war is also referred to as “The War Between the States”, “The War of Rebellion”, or “The War for Southern Independence.” In February of that year, a newly elected Abraham Lincoln left his home in Springfield, Illinois, for the White House. On reaching Harrisburg, Pennsylvania,…
ABHM Mounts 1st Art Exhibit – “Stories Behind the Postcards”
Artist Jennifer Scott’s compelling postcard designs make up ABHM’s first art exhibit in the virtual museum.
Prosecutor charges Zimmerman with second-degree murder
George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed Miami teenager Trayvon Martin, has been charged with second-degree murder. State attorney Angela Corey, who took over the case after the state attorney of record, Norman Wolfiinger, recused himself from the case last month, made the announcement Wednesday, and confirmed that Zimmerman is in custody.…