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The clock is ticking as we count down the remaining holiday shopping days of the year. As with every year, we parents procrastinate and then run around like maniacs in an attempt to get the perfect gifts for people in our lives who rattled our nerves the least. Luckily, I’ve gathered a few awesome yet […]
“You became my target at the time because I did not believe that people of different races should live together,” Rev. William Aitcheson. Would you accept an apology from a former Ku Klux Klan member who burned a cross on your lawn 40 years ago? Phillip and Barbara Butler are faced with this real-life question. […]
“I really don’t see how special it is. I just see it as a normal thing.” –– Malikah Barfield Two teenage boys from Glendale, Arizona are being hailed as humble heroes. Their split-second random act of kindness is a tale of courage, selflessness and intelligence. They deserve all the accolades bestowed on them — and the […]
Tracey Friley, a travel enthusiast from Oakland, California, is the founder of Passport Party Project, a community-based philanthropic global awareness program that provides underserved African-American girls with the resources they need to acquire their first passports. Friley’s goal: To give away one passport a day for one year to deserving African-American girls – and, for […]
President Trump spent this month bickering on Twitter, authorizing a callous immigration policy, embarrassing himself on the world stage and arguing – again – with a high-profile African-American. Is anyone surprised? It’s been nine months since Trump took office and it already feels like a full term. Here’s what you need to know: Trump called […]
Faye Gary learned about sexual predators by following a man suspected of questionable behavior. Gary, a retired Gadsden, Alabama police officer, was once assigned to watch Roy Moore in the 1980s to make sure he didn’t mingle with high school cheerleaders. Moore, the embattled Alabama Republican Senate candidate accused of sexual misconduct by nearly 10 […]
It’s come to this: A racist supporter of President Donald Trump threatened to murder U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters. For months, many Black Americans have talked openly about how Trump’s racially incendiary rhetoric incites his bigoted supporters to violence but conservatives always dismiss the notions as left-wing quackery. But Anthony Scott Lloyd, 44, from San Pedro, California, […]
More than one million African-Americans are exposed to serious health threats, including risk of cancer, because of toxic air pollution sweeping through Black communities across the nation. According to a landmark study released Tuesday by The NAACP, The Clean Air Task Force and The National Medical Association, more than one million African-Americans live in areas […]
Shamirah Johnson’s death in a Florida jail remains a mystery. Johnson, 29, was arrested on October 24 and held in Polk County Jail before being transferred to the Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center where she was pronounced dead. There are many questions surrounding Johnson’s death – and, so far, there are few answers. Here’s what […]
There’s an old adage that says when you’re in a hole, stop digging. But when President Donald Trump is deep in the dirt, he always reaches for a new shovel. This month, Trump hit a new low. The president was embroiled in a war of words with three women of color: Carmen Yulín Cruz, the […]
A majority of white Americans say they are victims of anti-white discrimination in many facets of their lives. In a new national poll, more whites surveyed say discrimination against them is a real issue and that African-Americans are favored in the job market, according to a poll released by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation […]
Fall is here and it’s time to think ahead to the holiday/vacation season, which feels like it’s on the way in about 5 minutes. It’s about time to consider your holiday pics on Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. Surely, you don’t want to look crazy, or have anyone wonder who the old lady is who showed […]
