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This article is originally posted on Blavity.com by the Blavity Team. It explains what has been said for years, but a recent study has...
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Just days prior, Tyrod Taylor was benched by his team. And no, he didn’t deserve what happened to him. The Buffalo Bills were looking way better than they had been looking years prior. That is until they made changes to their roster that affected their offense and defense. Also, it makes no sense when Taylor only had one really...
My tía and tío have a home in Aguadilla. I’ve often dreamt about it since my childhood. Stalks of flora taller than me are nestled beside their garage door. I note that they look like feathers jutting from the soil, and that the house itself, with a roof that’s creamy and slightly off-white, reminds me of my skin when...
This week in blackness had many of us profoundly proud or sadly subdued in head shaking shame. And the week started off strong with the profound feeling of blackness. We had a moment with Shannon Sharpe and the new episode of Blackish dropped. After that, things took a turn for the worse as Cam Newtoncame out saying something foolish. All of that...
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In June of 1977, then President Jimmy Carter declared that in the United States June would be known as Black Music Appreciation Month. Barack Obama our 44th President renamed it to African American Music Appreciation Month. No one dare in good sense argue the tremendous influence that African Americans...
It’s great not to be alone when dealing with crap. Other people know what you’re talking about and often sympathize.
If you’ve ever been in a forum or thread about racism, you may have seen that one clown that demands of proof of racism. Evidence is presented from articles, excerpts...
This article is originally posted on Blavity.com by the Blavity Team. It explains what has been said for years, but a recent study has confirmed that most American media has depicted black people, black families especially, in a bad and stereotypical light.
There’s an excerpt:
The study’s researchers reviewed over 800...
I've admitted a few times that I, myself, am racist. Although, it may not be a correct self-assessment. I'm more prejudiced than racist as I have no power to drive the prosperity of non-blacks and only non-blacks down while plotting ways to diminish any hope for them to be...
And by ‘privileged’, I don’t mean rich people, at least not alone. I mean people afford societal advantages based on inherit traits i.e. skin color, gender, sexual orientation, etc.
I talk about white racism…a lot. So, I’m assumed to hate white people, or so it’s believed. There’s nothing intricate about...
