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The Quiet Crisis Killing Black Women
Black women are more vulnerable to domestic violence due to a constellation of factors, including high rates of poverty, lack of access to resources and systemic racism within systems designed to help victims of abuse
Read MoreHenrietta Lacks: The Mother of Modern Medicine
Johns Hopkins recently named a building after Henrietta Lacks, a young African-American mother whose cells were taken and used without her or her family’s permission. Johns Hopkins is the medical center where she was treated and where her cells were taken. Henrietta’s cells continue to drive research all over the world.
Read MoreFacebook Removed A Former Employee’s Post Accusing It Of ‘Failing’ Black People
In a recent article published in the Huffington Post’s Black Voices section, journalist David Barden describes incredibly unfortunate allegations brought against the world’s premier social media platform by one of its former employees. Facebook’s former strategic partner manager for global influencers, Mark Luckie, contends that the social media giant is a common violator of African Americans’ posts, reportedly removing them even when Facebook’s terms of service have not been violated. In a culture that is straining more than ever towards removing even the faintest hint of racial inequity, it is greatly troubling that a platform that is supposed to connect people together is so effectively tearing them apart. It is the solemn obligation for each and every American – regardless of color – to preach the message that such actions as those allegedly committed by Facebook will never stand before the justice of the American people.
Read MoreShirley Chisholm NYC statue to help ‘correct glaring inequity in public spaces’
By: Dawn Onley, thegrio.com Fifty years after Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to Congress, New York City has announced it will erect a statue in honor of the congresswoman by 2020. Born on Nov. 30, 1924, Chisholm died in 2005 at 80 years old. In 1972, the congresswoman from Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn became the first…
Read MoreGOP Senator Who Made ‘Hanging’ Remark Attended ‘Segregated’ Academy
Cindy Hyde-Smith, the Republican Mississippi senator who made comments condoning “public hangings,” attended a “segregated” school when she was younger
Read MoreMichelle Obama’s Memoir Tops The Charts: ‘Becoming’ Is 2018’s Bestselling Book
Michelle Obama’s memoir, Becoming, is this year’s bestselling book. Over 2 million copies of her book have been sold this year in the U.S. and Canada. The memoir follows Obama’s journey, immersing the reader in stories from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago, her early career in law, her relationship with former President Barack Obama and more.
Read More‘I regret the entire thing’: Kareem Hunt apologizes for brutal hotel assault after firing
After being fired by the Kansas City Chiefs, Kareem Hunt released a statement saying he is sorry for what he did in the video of him kicking a woman he pushed to the ground during a disagreement. He says he only blames himself for what happened.
Read MoreNazi-saluting students in Baraboo reflect the forever war that profits from white power
High school prank or another sign of the acceptance of white supremacy. This is the question as students give Nazi salute on Baraboo, Wisconsin ‘s county court house steps.
Read MoreIn the Hate of Dixie
Cynthia Tucker describes the life style and the lynching of the south when racial tensions were at an all time high. Monroeville celebrated Harper Lee for her book “To Kill a Mockingbird”, however, the town of Monroeville failed to implement the ideals of Lee’s book. Tucker talks about the legal processes that affected the crimes in the south, and how we must learn from the past to secure a better future.
Read MoreThe silent and sellout: What is the responsibility of prominent Black artists in an unjust society?
Are hip hop artists selling-out their Black community for fame and fortune?
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