Posts Tagged ‘Racism’
Reggie Jackson: Why the bully in Blackface never really has to apologize
Those who use blackface and feign ignorance of are guilty of bullying. Such bullying indicates a total disregard for the feelings of African Americans and the sometimes violent consequences of such actions.
Read MoreWhy a Town Is Finally Honoring a Black Veteran Attacked by Its Police Chief
New York Times journalist Audra D.S. Burch passes on to us the story of the late Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr., a decorated African American service member in the U.S. Army during World War II. As he returned home after his service to our nation ended, Sgt. Woodard was hauled off of his bus, brutally assaulted, and jailed. As a result of his injuries, Sgt. Woodard lost his sight, on top of being denied the basic rights of freedom and liberty that he had just returned from faithfully protecting.
Read MoreLouisiana police issue statement regarding officers’ blackface pictures
By Brianna Rhodes, thegrio.com A Louisiana police department is the latest culprit tied to a blackface yearbook scandal this month. According to NBC News, an old photo has circulated revealing two white Baton Rouge officers, Lt. Don Stone and Capt. Frankie Caruso, wearing paint on their face and body appearing to be Black. The picture, which is over twenty-years-old, has caused the…
Read MorePortland Police Sergeant To Precinct: If A Homeless Person Is Black, Just Shoot Them
Sgt. Gregg Lewis was fired last year for his comments, first released publicly this week. He is fighting the firing and may be able to retire with pension.
Read MoreBlack bartender alleges she was fired from Kid Rock’s restaurant for sporting an afro
Kid Rock, who has been known for racial insensitivity in the past, has a lawsuit being indirectly brought against him for firing a black bartender based on her hair.
Read MoreFlorida Secretary of State Resigns After Blackface Photos Surface
By Adeel Hassan, New York Times The newly installed official who oversees elections in the critical swing state of Florida resigned on Thursday after a newspaper obtained photos of him dressed in blackface at a 2005 Halloween party. The official, Michael Ertel, a Republican who had served as Florida’s secretary of state for only two…
Read MoreCabs wouldn’t pick her up. She became an award-winning journalist anyway.
On the first day of Black History Month 2019, Natasha S. Alford brings the tremendous accomplishments of award-winning African-American journalist Dorothy Butler Gilliam back into the public eye. As the first African-American woman to write for the Washington Post, Gilliam championed “the great things about black culture” when few other African-American women had such an opportunity on that scale. Despite the incredible obstacles in her way, Gilliam overcame, providing an extraordinary model for how all of us who call ourselves every-day-Americans can make a difference.
Read MoreMajority of Black Clemson football players opted out of White House visit and Trump’s ‘Hamberders’
By Kia Morgan-Smith After the fallout from the now infamous White House “hamberder” feast that was fed to the Clemson championship football team, we now know that most of the Black football players sat out the trip to meet Trump. According to The Root, a Black football player who spoke on the condition of anonymity said that many players…
Read MorePopular and Pervasive Stereotypes of African Americans
African American stereotypes and caricatures are alive and well in the 21st century and contribute to discrimination against Blacks.
Read MoreCovington Catholic Students In Blackface Underline Race Issues At Private School
Covington Catholic High School students receive backlash for incident during MLK weekend. Further allegations arise as videos of students in blackface at a basketball game emerge.
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