In-N-Out Employee Sues, Alleges Firing Over Natural Hair

Elijah Obeng, a former In-N-Out employee who happens to be Black, has filed a $3 million discrimination lawsuit against the company after he was fired for his hair. Per the complaint, In-N-Out is accused of failing to prevent harassment, harassment based on race and intentional infliction of emotional distress, as well as […]

Bring Back Boredom: A Requiem For Black Gen X Summers

There used to be a thing called boredom. Not the kind you complain about with Wi-Fi and seven streaming platforms within reach. I’m talking about real boredom; staring-at-the-ceiling, watching-ants-on-the-sidewalk, “ain’t-nothing-on-but-soap-operas-after-The-Price-Is-Right” boredom. And as a Black Gen X dad who grew up in the era of Jheri curls, […]