Eric Garner and the value of black obese bodies
By Rebecca Kukla Rebecca Kukla is Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University, where she is also a Senior Research Scholar in the Kennedy Institute of …
Embracing who you are
For many years I’ve been blessed by my friendship with Pamela Ferrell, one of the country’s leading experts on natural Black hair. Pamela and her …
Learning while black
BY ERIC COOPER This post is based on my TEDx talk on the importance of educational equality. I have always been confusing for people who needed to label me. …
Talking White
Black people’s disdain for “proper English” & academic achievement a myth By Jamelle Bouie “All right, hear me out,” begins the …
Dear White People frames race as dichotomous, while Asian Americans play critical role in racial progress
BY: Sahra Vang Nguyen, Writer and Creative Producer Dear White People reminded me that race is too often framed as a dichotomous conversation of black vs. …
Why VH1 gets to be black without the burden
BY: DANIELLE C. BELTON When I first saw an advertisement for the made-for-TV sequel to the 2002 film Drumline, I assumed that it was airing on BET. After …
Why did Malcolm X go to Oxford?
Amazing Fact About the Negro No. 95: What did Malcolm X do at Oxford University? “It wasn’t Columbus that discovered [the earth] was round,” Malcolm X …
‘Are you fully black?’
BY: PERRYE PROCTOR, Strategy and Business Development Associate I am a 23-year-old, single black female living in New York City. I put this information on the …
Plot for Peace: The story you didn’t know about the end of apartheid
How history is told often depends on who tells it first, which also means it is their version of history. When it comes to the end of apartheid in South Africa …
The ‘token’ black girl
BY LIANA WEEKS, student at Smith College A close friend once sent me a quote that went something like “traveling leaves you speechless, but fills you up …