Michael Cottman
Nasir Andrews is only 9 years old but she’s pleading for someone to help stop the racial bullying she’s experiencing in her fourth-grade classroom. She is not suffering silently. “I don’t feel like anybody is helping or cares,” Nasir posted in a heartrending video on Facebook. “I want kids and adults to know my story. […]
Suicides among Black teenagers continue to rise at startling rates. Consider these sobering facts: For the first time, the suicide rate of Black children in between the ages of 5 and 11 doubled between 1993 and 2013 while the rate among white children had declined, according to a 2015 study from the Centers for Disease Control and […]
So much for free speech. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, assistant professor of African-American studies at Princeton University, decided to cancel her public appearances after she received death threats and more than 50 racist emails. Why? Because she dared to call President Donald Trump a “racist, sexist megalomaniac.” And here’s the truth of it: Taylor was right. But […]
Black girls are being kicked out of the nation’s schools at alarming rates. In every state across America, Black girls are twice as likely to be suspended from school as white girls, according to a new report from the National Women’s Law Center. The reason: Racist and sexist stereotypes fostered by narrow-minded educators and school […]
The Tom Joyner Foundation’s official statement on Donald Trump’s recent HBCU remarks. President Donald Trump is taking aim at African-American students and jeopardizing the future of historically black colleges and universities. Construction for Black colleges, Trump argues, could be unconstitutional because it’s racially biased. Without new buildings for state-of-the-art technology, the outlook for Black colleges […]
“This is the worst bill for women’s health in a generation…Alarm bells should be ringing in every house across America.”―Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood President Donald Trump promised to provide affordable health insurance for everybody but his health care plan that was narrowly approved by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives last week is just […]
Katrina Pierson, the once-combative spokeswoman for the Trump campaign, has re-emerged as a communications specialist for America First Policies, a right-wing group that supports President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda and vilifies mainstream media. “I think President Trump’s first 100 days is going really well,” Pierson said in an interview. “Hillary Clinton would have done nothing.” […]
“Blacks Are “Ill-Educated And Have Tattoos On Their Forehead.” — Bill O’Reilly I never liked Bill O’Reilly. Even though I don’t know O’Reilly personally, I abhorred his brand of politics, his arrogance, and the way he demeaned women and reduced African-Americans to age-old stereotypes. I detested the way O’Reilly characterized black Americans, whether he was […]
“OCR’s mission is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence through vigorous enforcement of civil rights in our nation’s schools.” – Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights. Betsy DeVos, the U.S. Secretary of Education, is making a complete mockery of civil rights.DeVos recently appointed Candice Jackson, 39, as the […]
The power of forgiveness among African-Americans in the midst of devastating tragedy is a remarkable testament to faith. I was struck by the way Robert Godwin’s children seemed so at ease as they spoke softly about forgiving Steve Stephens for senselessly killing their father last week on a Cleveland sidewalk and then callously uploading the […]
Rep. Maxine Waters relishes lowering the hammer on President Donald Trump and she is not showing any signs of letting up. And now Fox News host Bill O’Reilly is also squarely in her crosshairs. “They need to go to jail,” Waters (D-CA) said during a recent appearance on MSNBC. Waters was referring to Trump and […]
It appears that Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants to give racially biased cops a pass. Sessions wants to stall – or end — a federal review of police departments where racial profiling, excessive use of force and racially discriminatory police practices are prevalent. It’s a troubling development by the Trump administration and another attempt […]
