Posts Tagged ‘Racism’
Florida 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.
Read MoreKroger Manager Accused of Racial Profiling After Calling Cops On Black Teens Buying Snacks
A Kroger manager has been accused of racial profiling after calling cops on black teens after they purchases snacks from his store. The four teens all provided receipts for the items that they had purchased but still were issued trespassing warnings by request of the manager.
Read MoreAmerica Is Racist. So What Do We Do Now? Activist Lawyer Bryan Stevenson Has Some Answers
Bryan Stevenson has some answers for those who are not sure what to do to change racism in America.
Read MoreThe 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 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 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
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