For iPhone users: Clarence Thomas says society is overly sensitive about race. I knew it was going to be controversial the moment I opened the…
The recount of the race for state attorney general is the result of the closest statewide election ever in Virginia. A re-tally of the…
The Guardian columnist Orville Lloyd Douglas reveals in his latest piece that he hates being a Black man and that his skin color is his “personal…
This year’s TV season has a number of throwback moments – from Queen Latifah and Arsenio Hall returning to host talk shows to Michael J.…
Rapper/actress Eve has been enjoying a life away from the glare of the limelight for a while now. She’s back and kicking things into…
Roland Martin talks with Eric Deggans of the Tampa Bay Times about the media’s discussion on race and how it’s a difficult conversation to have.
Race is at the center of a national re-assessment in politics and our legal system. Republicans are asking how they appeal to a browner…
A couple of months ago I talked about a theory suggesting that African American youth equate academic success with “acting white” Now, we’ve all heard…
I know who my colleagues think I am. I’m pretty sure they’ve accepted me as the lightest Black dude in the office. My job demands…
Disney has always faced criticism for being racially unaware in a lot of their programming–whether TV or movies. Look how long it took them to…
Drake sat down with the Village Voice recently where he talked about his biracial background, the difference between how race is perceived in Canada and the U.S., and the types of girls he likes. [You have] a black dad and a white, Jewish mom. Do those issues of race and identity play out differently in […]
Growing up black in the South, I understood a few things: Watermelon was meant to be eaten with salt; fish was eaten every Friday night; and race was not discussed, especially not in public. Well, at least that was how it went in my house. As a child, I was very interested in history, particularly […]
