Verda Byrd was adopted by a black family, and grew up thinking she was a light-skinned black woman until 2014, when she found out her biological parents were both white, WLTX 19 reports. Byrd who published a book, Seventy Years of Blackness , in December […]
A never-before-seen 2006 interview with O.J. Simpson that was aired on Fox sent social media into a frenzy due to Simpson’s hypothetical account of his involvement in the murder of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman. Source: Frenzy over hypothetical O.J. […]
As more states move towards legalizing marijuana and more people enter the lucrative market to become suppliers many are questioning efforts to diversify the ranks. And now Maryland is at the center of a brewing controversy. There’s been an alarming lack of diversity in Maryland’s […]
Black men sometimes find themselves in the position of having to push back against rules that require them to shave, whether it’s facial hair or their locks. One of the latest cases involves a former University of Pennsylvania police officer who filed a racial discrimination […]
Michelle Obama, our Forever FLOTUS, is a queen of education. Highly known for her education advocacy, during her tenure as first lady, Mrs. Obama recently opened up about a time she was not exactly giving her best at school. In an interview with Refinery 29 […]
Is there a pattern of racist behavior in public school classrooms across America? I’m not an alarmist, nor an expert in polling, and even though this may be a small sampling, it’s still worth considering these critical facts: Last week, a white Florida teacher was […]
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