Posts Tagged ‘Black families’
White Woman Calls Police On Black Man Watching His Son’s Soccer Game
A white woman who called the police on a black man cheering on his son at a soccer game in Florida has earned the nickname “Golfcart Gail.” It is the latest incident in which a white woman has called the police on a black person despite there having been no apparent crime. Photographs of the ordeal were uploaded to Facebook by another parent at the match.
Read MoreStunning Film Adaptation of ‘Fences’ Opens on Christmas Day
The trailer and a review of the film version of August Wilson’s play, Fences, directed by Denzel Washington who also plays the lead.
Read MoreThe Long Afterlife of a Lynching
Karen Branan returns to her ancestral home in Georgia to discover the truth behind the lynching of three black men and a black woman in 1912 – including the complicity of her family. She tells the story in a new book, The Family Tree.
Read MoreThis Father’s Day, Let’s Shatter the Myth About the Absent Black Father
Fact: More young black fathers are raising their children at home than are not. Black men are present and engaged fathers who love their children.
Read MoreBeating our black children furthers the legacy of slavery
In light of Adrian Peterson’s child abuse indictment, David Love opines, “We must break the cycle of trauma that passes from generation to generation and heal both the victim and the victimizer.”
Read MoreWhat is a “Black Name”?
Jamelle Bouie discusses the implicit racism often evoked by so-called Black names and its impact on the community.
Read MoreCheerios Commercial Featuring Mixed Race Family Gets Racist Backlash
While some people are offended by a cereal commercial featuring a mix-raced family, others are happy for the representation.
Read More‘Save My Son’: Reality Show Keeps It Real
Nsenga K. Burton writes about a reality TV series intended to get young men–and their families–back on track.
Read MoreTrayvon Martin, My Son, And The Black Male Code
Jesse Washington explains the conversation he had with his son after hearing a radio story about Trayvon Martin’s murder.
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