Posts Tagged ‘Black families’
Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw and Ibram X. Kendi Will Host a CRT Virtual Event
In this upcoming event, esteemed authors Kimberlé Crenshaw and Ibram X. Kendi discuss how parents can respond to anti-CRT push in schools.
Read MoreBaby Formula Shortage Taking Toll on Black Mothers, Families
Although a formula shortage affects any family with a baby, Black families are especially vulnerable due to their breastfeeding difficulties.
Read MoreThe Crucial Legacy of the Black Aunt
When it comes to Black families, there is no role more important than aunt. Whether the aunt you claim is kin or “play,” she is the bridge between children and parents.
Read MoreREGGIE JACKSON: MY REFLECTIONS ON BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATIONS
This year marks the 95th annual celebration of Black History Month. It has actually been a month-long celebration since just 1976. The way it is celebrated and taught in school does not give us a nuanced view of who we are.
Read MoreWhat’s Lost When Black Children Are Socialized Into a White World
Black student disciplinary actions and suspensions for age appropriate behavior can be a problem in schools where “obedience and hierarchy” are valued and enforced.
Read MoreWhite Woman Calls Police On Black Man Watching His Son’s Soccer Game
A white woman who called the police on a black man cheering on his son at a soccer game in Florida has earned the nickname “Golfcart Gail.” It is the latest incident in which a white woman has called the police on a black person despite there having been no apparent crime. Photographs of the ordeal were uploaded to Facebook by another parent at the match.
Read MoreStunning Film Adaptation of ‘Fences’ Opens on Christmas Day
The trailer and a review of the film version of August Wilson’s play, Fences, directed by Denzel Washington who also plays the lead.
Read MoreThe Long Afterlife of a Lynching
Karen Branan returns to her ancestral home in Georgia to discover the truth behind the lynching of three black men and a black woman in 1912 – including the complicity of her family. She tells the story in a new book, The Family Tree.
Read MoreBeating our black children furthers the legacy of slavery
In light of Adrian Peterson’s child abuse indictment, David Love opines, “We must break the cycle of trauma that passes from generation to generation and heal both the victim and the victimizer.”
Read More‘Save My Son’: Reality Show Keeps It Real
Nsenga K. Burton writes about a reality TV series intended to get young men–and their families–back on track.
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