Study: Black Teachers are Just as Likely as White Teachers to Disproportionately Punish Black Students
Implicit bias makes teachers of all races more likely to punish black students than white students for the same misbehavior, according to a new Stanford...
Football players carry fallen teammate’s coffin across field in tribute
An 18-year-old football player who recently lost his battle with kidney cancer had one last request to make of his teammates: He wanted to go...
Once Homeless, Chicago Teen Mom Is Now Valedictorian Who’s Been Awarded Over $600,000 in Scholarships
Trameka Pope said she worked hard in school because she refused to become a statistic.
Whites are moving back into Detroit as blacks leave
DETROIT (AP) — Whites are moving back to the American city that came to epitomize white flight, even as blacks continue to leave for the...
#BlackGirlsMatter: How We’re Losing Our Daughters by Ignoring Their Pain …
… And how we can get them back again, through love, respect and taking the initiative to care. No black girl should have to feel...
Being Black in Thailand: We’re Treated Better Than Africans, and Boy Do We Hate It
Black expats in Thailand and Australia describe the guilt they feel living fairly privileged lives in comparison with the discrimination that African immigrants and Aborigines...
71 Arrested In Cleveland Protests Over Cop’s Acquittal In Deaths Of Unarmed Black Motorists
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland emerged unscathed and intact after a day of protests following the acquittal of a white patrolman who had been on trial...
77-year-old great-grandmother training for outdoor world championships in track
Rose Green turned 77 Sunday, but slowing down is not in her vocabulary.
Honoring black writers: 25 books for your summer reading
The New York Times’ summer reading list left out a whole lotta blackness.
Black Prosecutor Set To Replace Loretta Lynch As Brooklyn US Attorney
A longtime federal prosecutor in Brooklyn has won critical support to replace Loretta Lynch as the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District, report various media.
Ken Burns charges Wash. U grads to work towards eradicating racism
Filmmaker and historian Ken Burns challenged the graduates of Washington University to get about the business righting the wrongs of America – racism and discriminatory...
Grand Jury Indicts Six Officers In Freddie Gray Case
A grand jury has indicted six Baltimore officers on a range of charges after State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby presented her department’s investigation into the death...
#SayHerName: Why We Should Declare That Black Women And Girls Matter, Too
Tanisha Anderson. Rekia Boyd. Miriam Carey. Michelle Cusseaux. Shelly Frey. Kayla Moore.
Michael Brown Is Getting A Permanent Memorial In Ferguson
ST. LOUIS — Dozens of teddy bears that memorialized Michael Brown were removed from a site on Canfield Drive in Ferguson, Missouri, on Wednesday afternoon....
Newly Released Footage Shows Shackled Freddie Gray Placed In Police Van Head First
Additional footage of Freddie Gray’s arrest by the Baltimore Police has raised questions about the case and Gray’s state during the incident that took his...
Happy X Day? The Case Against a Federal Holiday for Malcolm X
Several scholars agree that a federal holiday would sanitize the legacy of a leader who fought fearlessly against state-sanctioned violence, imperialism and white supremacy.
Is Being Mentally Ill in America a Crime?
In the debate on mass incarceration, there’s a story to be told about how our prisons are becoming the new asylums where the mentally ill...
Michelle Obama’s Vigorous Exercise Routine Is Not a Stretch
Michelle Obama is serious about her workouts. Just ask President Obama, who issued a good-natured challenge to his wife last week as part of her...
America’s Oldest Park Ranger, 93, Is A Fierce Advocate For Young Women Of Color Everywhere
For America’s most seasoned ranger, sharing nine decades of history is, truly, a walk in the park.
In the Rush to Aid Baltimore’s ‘Minority-Owned Businesses,’ Will Black Businesses Be Left Out?
As West Baltimore begins to rebuild, there are key questions about which businesses were destroyed or damaged and whether those receiving disaster relief truly represent...
No charges for St. Louis officer who killed 18-year-old VonDerrit Myers
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A prosecutor says no charges will be filed against an off-duty white police officer who shot and killed a black 18-year-old...
Fall TV 2015: Networks Get a Clue About Diversity
While it’s not quite the Empire effect, black actors and other people of color are getting key roles in the upcoming season.
61 Years After Brown v. Board Of Education, Many Schools Remain Separate And Unequal
Decades after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education ruling declared segregated schooling of black students unconstitutional, many American schools with high minority...
B. B. King, Defining Bluesman for Generations, Dies at 89
B. B. King, whose world-weary voice and wailing guitar lifted him from the cotton fields of Mississippi to a global stage and the apex of...
Cicely Tyson, Oprah Winfrey Recognize African American Achievements In TV During Paley Center Tribute
The Paley Center for Media hosted a star-studded event Thursday evening celebrating the 35th anniversary of BET’s launch, as well as the groundbreaking achievements of...
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