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What’s wrong with affirmative action – and why we need it
Journalist L.Z. Granderson understands the need for affirmative action–and where these policies fall short.
How Many Slaves Landed in the US?
Henry Louis Gates Jr. examines how many people were kidnapped from Africa and forced into enslavement in the west.
Who Will Mourn George Whitmore?
George Whitmore’s experience in the criminal justice system and court of public opinion, only to be forgotten, leaves us questioning.
Race and College Admissions, Facing a New Test by Justices
A young white woman has become the face of the anti-affirmative action movement in the United States.
Happy Birthday, Faith Ringgold, Boundary-Breaker, Black Artist and Arts Promoter!
Faith Ringgold is an activist who made sure that her art represented and reflected her African heritage.
ABHM’s Brad Pruitt’s Latest Film Premieres Sunday/Monday at the Milwaukee Film Festival
Bending Toward the Light explores the challenges and triumphs of educational systems in the US through the lens of students, parents, teachers, reformers and activists in the country’s heartland – Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Less of an indictment of the education system and more of a dialogue on what can be done to fix its problems,…
Dolce & Gabbana responds to accusations that ‘Blackamoor’ earrings are racist
After outfitting a white model with earrings that evoke a the racial stereotype of the mammy, one design company faces backlash.
Will ‘White’ and ‘Black’ Lose Their Meaning?
As the American population becomes more colorful, we must reexamine what words like “minority” mean and who systems serve.
How White Ideals Color US Race Relations
One author tackles a tired, racism belief about economic disparities and what–if anything–they say about work ethic.
Empty chair ‘lynchings’: Anti-Obama protests gone too far?
Some Americans who oppose Barack Obama have resorted to racist imagery that evokes violence in their protests.
Anti-Amalgamation Law Passed This Day in 1664
More than 350 years ago, Maryland made interracial marriages illegal between white women and Black men with the anti-amalgamation law.
“In My Genes,” Feature Debut By Lupita Nyong’o, Actor in “12 Years A Slave”
Not only a talented actor, Lupita Nyong’o proves she can direct with this full-length documentary film focusing on Kenyans with albinism.
9-year-old Brooklyn rapper pens rap against pants sagging, ‘Pull Ya Pants Up’
Despite being just 9 years old, Amor “Lilman” Arteaga is making waves with his new song, a rant against sagging pants.
William Parker and the Resistance at Christiana, September 11, 1851
William Parker led the first rebellion against fugitive slave laws in 1851, but more followed at enslaved people resisted.
Discovering Black America’s Jailed Gems
One higher education leader has offered a suggestion that could help Black inmates and lead to rehabilitation.
Bobby Jindal Appeals Ruling On Bernette Johnson, Black Supreme Court Justice
Louisiana’s governor’s attempts to block a Black state supreme court judge reflect political impartiality and highlight racial antagonism.
Today Marks the Founding of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History
Many who don’t know the Association for the Study of African American Life and History know the Black History Month it inspired.
When Family Trees Are Gnarled by Race
Thanks to DNA testing, people are discovering surprising racial ancestry–and having to reconcile that with their identities.
Michelle Obama’s DNC Dress Designed by African-American Designer Tracy Reese
The Obamas don’t just offer representation inside the White House; they shine a spotlight on Black designers with their choices.
