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 […]
According to a new study conducted by researchers at Tufts University, Stanford University and the University of California, whether we perceive someone as Black or white depends on the clothes they are wearing. Participants of the experiment were asked to categorize computerized images of people with varying skin tones and clothing. The results show participants […]
The more education African-Americans have, the more likely they are to marry white people, a new study conducted by the Journal of Marriage and Family suggests. The study claims that an increasing number of college-educated Black people marry outside their race because they have more interactions with those of other races while attending college. Blacks […]
“To take a life when a life has been lost is revenge, not justice.”—DESMOND TUTU Unless something God-like and miraculous happens, Troy Davis, 42, is going to be executed tomorrow, Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at 7pm, by lethal injection at a state prison in Jackson, Georgia. Let me say up front I feel great sorrow […]
ATLANTA — Georgia’s pardons board rejected a last-ditch clemency plea from death row inmate Troy Davis on Tuesday despite high-profile support from figures including the pope and a former FBI director for the claim that he was wrongly convicted of killing a police officer in 1989. Davis is scheduled to die Wednesday by injection for […]
Barring a last minute stay of execution by the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in a last-ditch hearing scheduled for September 19, accused Savannah, Ga. cop-killer Troy Anthony Davis will be executed. If the execution goes forth, two compelling questions can never be answered. One is: did Georgia execute an innocent man? The second […]
AKRON, OH (WOIO) – A campus controversy at the University of Akron after a school official sent an e-mail to students, but it only went to some of them. The e-mail was sent out after a rash of crime around the University. The official claimed he wanted to keep students safe, but all it did was […]
Is spanking a race issue? Are Black Families more likely to spank their kids?
1. By Any Means Necessary 2. Ballot or the Bullet 3. House Negro Vs. The Field Negro 4. Speech on Police Brutality 5. Speech at Oxford University
At Richmond Heights High School in Cleveland, the boys’ basketball team has started the season undefeated, at 15-0. But earlier this week, the players and their parents came together to attempt to unseat their coach, Jason Popp, as he allegedly calls them the n-word on a regular basis.
Danroy Henry: Slain Pace Student’s Family Says Son Was ‘Singled Out’ Due to Racism By Ruth Manuel-Logan on Oct 19th 2010 12:11PM Filed under: News, Race and Civil Rights The family of gunned down Pace University football player Danroy Henry, who was brutally murdered by police Sunday morning, are claiming that their son was “singled […]
In an interview with CNN LeBron James said that race played a factor in the hate he’s received for leaving Cleveland. “I think so at times,” LeBron answered when asked by Soledad O’Brien if race played a role in the backlash.