This particular study reinforces stereotypes that have always been in place, along with reports of police brutality.   (CNN) — When we look at black men, what is and what we see are often different things. Namely, we may see black men as bigger, stronger, and scarier than white men, even if they are the […]

These 7th graders speak with authority on race, appropriation, and police brutality in a podcast assignment.   Three charter school students in Honolulu, Hawaii created a cyber buzz earlier this week after their teacher tweeted their no fluff podcast conversation about racism and how it affects the population. The seventh-grade students, Isabella, Nokiya and Tia, who identify […]

CLEVELAND –  Some call it offensive, and it has caused quite a social media debate on a Cleveland college campus. A local fraternity is under investigation after performing a variety show skit that offended some students.  The skit was performed by members of Phi Delta Theta during “Greek Week” at Case Western Reserve University.  Some […]

Who is Wendy Bell? Before Wednesday, Wendy Bell was a lead anchor for WTAE-TV, Pittsburgh’s ABC affiliate. Today, Thursday, however, she’s the white Pittsburgh female equivalent of Tommy from Martin. So she’s unemployed? Yes. What happened? A week ago, as a response to a shooting in Wilkinsburg, Pa., (a suburb of Pittsburgh) that left six people […]

“There are those who contend that it does not benefit African-Americans to get them into the University of Texas where they do not do well, as opposed to having them go to a slower-track school where they do well,” said Antonin Scalia.   During a hearing for an affirmative action case on Wednesday, conservative Supreme […]

Who would have guessed that a FOX News anchor believes stereotypes about Black people? During a special Thanksgiving segment on Fox & Friends, Harris Faulkner was showing her co-hosts how to make her peach cobbler for the holidays. She chatted with Elisabeth Hasselbeck, cheerily explaining how she prepares the dish. It was a pretty normal cooking […]

With its constant stream of bullies & bad behavior, reality tv has become a space where sisterhood is savaged, in a continuous, 24/7 loop. This is not about stereotypes. And it is deeper than “how we are depicted on TV.” It goes further than neck rolling and finger poppin’, and Andy Cohen’s cluelessness. This is about the […]

  The pilot is hoping the note, in which she posted on social media, will not stop women from wanting to become pilots themselves, but to also encourage them even more.   VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (CTV/CNN) – When you fly Canada’s major airlines – the voice from the cockpit is usually male. “Almost every day […]

Tia Mowry is more than a brilliant actress and loving mom. She uses her fame as a vehicle for action and change. Tia joined us to continue the fight for justice in light of Trayvon Martin’s tragic death with our #YourLifeMatters campaign. With #YLM, we are asking celebrities to use their elevated platform to remind young men of color that […]

*Marlo Hampton is now apologizing for her behavior against former BFF NeNe Leakes, which played out on Sunday’s episode of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” The socialite felt NeNe was jealous of her budding friendship with Kenya Moore and confronted the fellow “tall,” comparing her hair to Donald Trump’s and even tossing a water bottle at […]

Excuse me, would you like some fried chicken with that? *I sure hope you won’t judge me too harshly. But I downright howled when I first saw this it was so funny. Carondelet High School for Girls in Concord, California is in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons: the Black History Month lunch menu […]

The German candy giant known as Haribo is under fire for releasing black liquorice candy called, “Skipper Mix” that have offended their customers. The candy is meant to represent a captain’s trip around the world, but many Swedish customers didn’t see it that way. They saw the faces in the likeness of African, Asian or […]