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June 16, 2014 •
Education, Race, Video •
Views: 8157
Deanna Jordan, 28, who grew up in Compton, California, has three sons and is a single mother — oh, and Deanna Jordan is also black. With that description, it is hard for some to believe that she was able to pull off the improbable. That would be, to
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June 12, 2014 •
Politics •
Views: 6174
Why was I born in this country? Why couldn’t I be born in Canada? Or Great Britain? I ask myself these questions on an almost daily basis these days. This country hasn’t been great in a very long time. And we are undoubtedly slipping and sliding into
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June 12, 2014 •
Education, Media, Video •
Views: 6283
Rashema Melson, 18, a D.C. high school student who spent the past two years living in a homeless shelter has graduated high school as a valedictorian and will head to Georgetown University with a full scholarship as reported by NBC Washington. Rashema gave
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June 10, 2014 •
Education, Race •
Views: 8178
In America, it’s hard to imagine that having melanin can be a disadvantage. Thankfully, studies are conducted to confirm the silly claims of the melanin afflicted. Case in point, a new study from New York University that found that in tough economic
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June 10, 2014 •
Education, Justice •
Views: 8524
Nashville-Middle TN is in the midst of an economic boom. Attracting not only visitors from around the world, but corporations and new residents are being transplanted here from every corridor. But with the robust pecuniary gains come growth pains and not
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June 10, 2014 •
Education, Media, Video •
Views: 5430
Many people are of the opinion that the public school education has gone to the dogs. Well for one middle school in Pennsylvania, last Thursday it actually did. Parents are outraged because during recess at New Hanover Upper Frederick Elementary, a school
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June 10, 2014 •
Culture, Politics •
Views: 5739
For me, homelessness equaled to being outright down on your luck. To actually not live inside of a house is nothing short of inhumane. Food, clothing, and shelter are only the basic needs for humans to survive. The homeless, however, mainly have one:
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June 9, 2014 •
Culture, Gender •
Views: 4995
As I with many of you watched the home going services for the indomitable and undeniably phenomenal, phenomenal woman Dr. Maya Angelou, I am struck with the feeling of death. Not in the sense of loss but in the sense of renewal and the transition to
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June 6, 2014 •
Politics •
Views: 6324
The #TCOT brigade can really be a colossal pain when it comes to pointing out the minutiae in politics. But white, predominantly male liberal grievances can be equally as annoying and condescending; particularly when they start writing and speaking with
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June 6, 2014 •
Politics •
Views: 4991
When it comes to either supporting our troops or hating Obama the Republicans overwhelmingly choose the latter. Oh boy do they ever. The party who loves jingoistic phrases and loud macho alpha chest beating just couldn’t wait to bash the soldier that our
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June 6, 2014 •
Justice •
Views: 3927
I ran into a story that I believe to be one of the most egregious injustices in recent memory. Over at The Root, they’re reporting the story of Rene Lima-Marin, who up until last January was a free man after serving a 10-year prison sentence for two
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June 5, 2014 •
Race •
Views: 6630
Because the Idiot’s Guide to Race Relations is the proverbial gift that just keeps on giving, one haggard-looking mother of two decided to forgo all of the disingenuous niceties racists are encouraged to perform, to save face after they’ve been put on
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June 5, 2014 •
Race •
Views: 6111
don’t care what anybody says: Morgan Freeman will always hold a special place in my heart. Mr. Electric Company played God in Bruce Almighty for crying out loud. Not saying that he can do no wrong (rumors of being involved with his own
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June 5, 2014 •
Justice •
Views: 4996
There has been a rash of acts of racism caught on tape lately. In recent weeks, if it isn’t a Donald Sterling audio or interview, it’s anyone from Justin Bieber, to random strippers in New York parking lots with kids in tow. If you didn’t
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June 4, 2014 •
Politics •
Views: 3811
It has been five years since President Barack Obama took the oath of office to become America’s first black president. Yes, time sure flies when the racism, disrespect, and political obstruction from members of the political right gets thick. I know,
