As Selma opens this weekend in theaters nationwide, a controversy has erupted about its historical accuracy, and whether then-President Lyndon B. Johnson’s actions were righteous or calculated. At the same time, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), the House majority whip, has acknowledged that he spoke at a gathering hosted by white-supremacist leaders while serving as a […]
The new Venezuelan film “Pelo Malo,” meaning “bad hair” in Spanish, is brining Latin American racial issues to the screen. It discusses Afro-Latino dilemmas, hopefully…
It was an absurd notion all along that President Barack Obama, as the nation’s first black president, could somehow miraculously suppress racism in America simply by using his White House bully pulpit. In an interview with BET Monday night, it was important to hear Obama put racism into its proper historical context as racial tension […]
Apparently it is now black people’s responsibility to “kill the N-word,” according to Piers Morgan in his latest op-ed entitled, “If black Americans want the N-word to die, they will have to kill it themselves.” And what a joke that is. Piers Morgan didn’t tell us anything we don’t already know. A lot of black people use […]
It seems as if Republican’s have been playing a little game to keep people of a certain economic structure. The Atlanta Black Star reports: If you want to understand why Republicans have gone in so hard over the last few years making it more difficult for poor people to vote, just consider this eye-opening finding […]
I am deeply suspicious of African-Americans who wish to separate from something they can never separate themselves from – being Black. I don’t care if you have light, dark or caramel skin, or even an interesting grade of hair, in the eyes of American society as a whole – you are African-American or Black. Obviously, […]
A former CNN employee is blowing the whistle on CNN, claiming that he was sought out because of his race but routinely passed over for…
A former CNN employee is blowing the whistle on CNN, claiming that he was sought out because of his race but routinely passed over for…
The Wonkblog over at the Washington Post has a pretty interesting write-up of new research from the Public Religion Research Institute. In a study of race and friendship, PRRI found that…
Racial tensions have grown in the days since unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown was black. Darren…
With the growing number of reports from around the country of law enforcement officials murdering black men, the discussion dubiously waters down to the “black-on-black”…
Dang, Black people can’t win. Especially not this Canadian woman who was fired for NOT being Black enough. Listen to the latest Jazzy Report in the…
