In the wake of the surprising results of the 2016 Election, Bob Johnson wrote an open letter to Black America. In it, he suggested that Black folks think differently about their votes and their political affiliations. Here’s the entire letter. How should Black American voters respond to the tectonic political rift and the stress of […]
Presidential candidate Donald Trump claims he’s the nation’s great unifier, but his racially incendiary rhetoric often leads to violence at his overflow rallies. Trump, at…
Presidential candidate Donald Trump claims he’s the nation’s great unifier, but his racially incendiary rhetoric often leads to violence at his overflow rallies. Trump, at…
Blacks in post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans have made some educational progress, but the median income has not risen as much as that of White households, reports NOLA.…
“The single story creates stereotypes and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story…
Agnus hid her face in the flaps of her faded blue collar when I reached to take a picture. “No,” she protested. “I don’t look pretty.” She continued thumbing through the pages of Glamour Magazine. My 13-year-old neighbor, with sheepish eyes and an unassuming smile, paused at a cosmetics ad. She traced her index finger […]
