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Last weekend, a college baseball player called Little League star Mo’ne Davis out of her name (a “slut”) on Twitter. And it was via Twitter…
My one-year-old son Liam and I have rough-housed since he was an infant, so it was no surprise that recently when he got angry with me for thwarting his plan to pour milk into my computer, he hauled off and slapped me across the face. It felt like that episode of Chappelle’s Show when Rick […]
In celebration of Women’s History month, we revisit a timely and deeply personal essay by journalist Jennifer Marby outlining why equal opportunity in 21st Century America…
Mayor Alvin Brown, (pictured) the first African-American mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, is leading in the polls and has steadfast support from former President Bill Clinton. But he still takes nothing for granted. “I’m out every day engaging people and making sure they turn out to vote,” Brown said in an interview with BlackAmericaWeb.com. “I’m talking […]
Joe DiFilippo, a California middle school vice principal, should be fired. He has no business in education after he was recorded on video telling his students: “I just don’t like the black kids.” DiFilippo has been suspended and ordered to take paid administrative leave from Scandinavian Middle School in Fresno pending an investigation. But what’s […]
Are you waiting for the right time to make the big leap or to leave an unhappy and unhealthy situation? There is some wisdom in doing your homework, getting your money together, preparing properly and getting the information that you need that will put you in the best situation possible. But if you’re using it […]
Rudy Giuliani is an unapologetic race monger who seems to despise African American men in elected leadership positions. Last week, Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City, sank to an all-time low when he blamed President Barack Obama for high crime rates in the Black community, a vicious fight in a Brooklyn McDonald’s, and […]
Hillary Clinton should have gone to Selma. Clinton, the polarizing politician who is the likely Democratic frontrunner in the 2016 presidential race, skipped one of the nation’s most significant civil rights events in decades – and her absence was inexcusable. President Barack Obama, the nation’s first African-American president, 100 members of Congress, former President George […]
He was 25 years old. He was Black. He was homeless, unarmed, mentally ill, lying on the ground and he was still shot to death five times by three Los Angeles police officers on Skid Row Sunday. Friends called him Africa. Larry Jackson, an eyewitness to the shooting, told reporters: “I heard one shot and I […]
Every so often we get a local election that has a huge impact on the outlook and direction of Black America. There are cities that…
People in this country still believe in the American Dream, but after one of the worst recessions this country has seen, many are fearful that they may be standing on a trapdoor instead of a ladder to success. For as long I can remember, I have watched African-Americans create their own opportunities by working hard, […]
For African-Americans, the 2015 Oscars will end up being remembered best for Common and John Legend’s moving performance of “Glory” from the film Selma, which took home its only Oscar for Best Original Song. Unfortunately, it might also end up being remembered for not having any African-American nominees, although Selma was also nominated for Best […]
