Several weeks ago Childish Gambino’s hit “This Is America” landed online and took the world by storm. The single and video became an instant topic for conversation, a subject for analysis and a cultural moment dominating headlines. In that time, there have been imitators but few have […]
Memorial Day is here. Think barbecues, lemonade. A precious three-day weekend full of sun, sales and slacking off. Rewind to the end of the Civil War. In 1865, Charleston, S.C., was in ruins, and many Union soldiers were being held prisoner in a converted racecourse. […]
Clark Atlanta University alumni, Kenya and Rainbow Barris, have pledged to donate a $1 million scholarship that will fund current students at their alma mater. The Kenya and Rainbow Barris Annual Scholarship Award will see half of the money go to students pursuing majors in mass-media arts and the remaining half will go to students majoring […]
A 12-year-old California boy’s heartfelt speech on his personal experiences with racism and discrimination is prompting action from his school board and community members alike. “I want to be judged by the content of my character and not the color of my skin,” Daniel Pocklington […]
It was in my initial viewing of Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing,” nearly a decade ago, that I first heard the slur ‘moolie’ (short for ‘mulignan,’ meaning eggplant in Silcilian)–not to be confused with Lee’s character in the film, Mookie— spewed for the first […]
The fear of driving while black is one that is ever-present, regardless of how often it happens. That fear was heightened for a group of black Houston residents, on May 19, when a white Houston police officer ordered one of the women to “put your […]