Passing

Imagine finding out that you had family across the country that was passing for white. How would you react? Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with comedian and writer Robin Cloud. Growing up Cloud heard stories about family members who moved away, had 7 kids, and passed for white. Willa Mae and her husband Johnny […]

Rebecca Hall has been tapped to direct Ruth Negga and Tessa Thompson in Passing a race-themed drama Hall also adapted from Nella Larsen’s Harlem Renaissance novella. Passing follows the unexpected reunion of two high school friends, whose renewed acquaintance ignites a mutual obsession that threatens both of their carefully constructed realities. Larsen’s story was first published in 1929 by Knopf and her […]

Family, friends and many in the music industry are mourning the sudden passing of veteran Brooklyn MC Sean Price, who has passed away at the…

Author Allyson Hobbs joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to discuss her new book, “A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in American Life.”…

From Alexander Hamilton to J. Edgar Hoover to Betty Boop, there are so many historical figures we thought were white, but were actually black! Click on the audio player to hear Jasmine Sanders give you just ten of them on The D.L. Hughley Show, and check them out below! Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus) Alexander Hamilton Betty […]

It’s best that a funeral doesn’t get complicated by someone’s bad behavior. Jasmine Sanders has ten tips to stay on your best behavior in the tense and difficult time that is a person’s funeral. Click on the audio player to hear these tips on the “The D.L. Hughley Show.” Sign Up For Our Newsletter! RELATED: Funeral For […]