source:Newsmax by Charise Frazier via MadameNoire Oh Halloween. A fun holiday where you’re usually allowed to creatively express yourself without any restrictions. Except of course if you want to dress up as a Black entertainer, or historical figure. On Tuesday, NBC News host Megyn Kelly held a roundtable discussion where she literally seemed shocked that …
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Why “Colorblind” White People are the Worst
By Ta-ning Connai If paying bills and having food in my fridge weren’t such a priority, I would spend my days watching videos of warm belly puppies and chubby babies that make my heart explode. Recently, I came across a video of a cute little girl eating. But when that beat kicked in, her bowl hit …
Respectability Politics vs. Live & Let Live
Cardi B By Erma BreAnn Now the dust has settled on the Cardi B and Nicki Minaj encounter, let us discuss their behavior around “the white folks.” I’m kidding – let’s not. Their behavior was wrong, we know that, but it doesn’t matter where they were or who they were around; wrong is wrong everywhere. …
Tell It Tuesday: Why First Impressions Aren’t Always the Right Impression
BACA By Ta-ning Connai By the time I got to my friend’s church, it was already in session. You could hear a pin drop as I tried to quietly squeeze myself through the congregation while scrambling towards that one empty seat. And before my butt could even hit the pews, the pastor decides to integrate …
Brazilian Teacher Asked Mom of 4-year-old to Straighten Her Daughter’s Hair to be Accepted
Photo via BlackWomenofBrazil By Marques Travae And once again, coming from the land of “we are all equal” in a “racial democracy.” The mother of a four-year-old black girl was asked by the girl’s school to change her daughter’s hairstyle so that her classmates would better accept her. Continue
Tell It Tuesday: Why Critics of BlacKKKlansman Need to Chill
Photo via The Hollywood Reporter By Ta-Ning Connai Spike Lee has done it again! He’s made a movie that has pissed some people off. The man who garnered iconic status for his thought-provoking, in your face, knock you upside your head black conscious projects back in the early 80s to late 90s has not deviated …
This Valedictorian’s Principal Wouldn’t Let Him Give an Acceptance Speech, but the Mayor Did
Jaisaan Lovett By Erickka Sy Savané You work harder than you’ve ever worked in your young life, staying home to study while your friends are out doing things that kids do, and it pays off. You become the first African American valedictorian of your high school school and it’s time to give an acceptance speech. …
Looking at FOX’s History, Their Racist Viewpoints Started Before Fox News
Fox News commentator Rachel Campos-Duffy By Brenda Alexander White Hollywood is apparently enraged with their employer, 21st Century FOX, over FOX News coverage of #45’s controversial border policies, which over the past few weeks have held immigrant children separated from their families and detained in unfamiliar (and horrible) territory. If you’re not familiar with 21st …
5 Mins. With the Mom Who Pulled Up on a Kid Who Called Her N*gger in Viral Video
Ayo Henry & young white supremacist By Kira Sparkles While scrolling through Facebook one night, I found a video of the woman that I wish I was in the face of adversity. Meet Ayo Henry of Rhode Island. Mother of four. Derby Girl. Badass. She charged unapologetically forward ready to mom the hell out of …
From Hip Hop Artist to Activist: The Changing Face of Meek Mill
Meek Mill today & from a 2007 mug shot By Brenda Alexander When the #FreeMeekMill campaign began, I was unbothered and uninterested. Considering the protests took place near my job, I was irritated at the inconvenience it would cause with traveling to and from work. Furthermore, I was perplexed as to why the entire city …