Posts Tagged ‘Representation’
Republicans’ First Black Congresswoman
In Utah, Mia Love became the first black Republican woman — and first Haitian American — elected to Congress.
Read MoreMostly Black Cities, Mostly White City Halls
Richard Fausset examines why primarily black cities in the United States still have white representatives in City Hall.
Read MoreNew Wave of African Writers With an Internationalist Bent
Discover the names and stories of African writers who are garnering attention and awards for their work.
Read MoreWhere Are the People of Color in Children’s Books?
Walter Dean Myers writes about how children’s books do not often represent the Black children who read them.
Read More8 Influential Women of 2014
Activists, police, and politicians are among the women who led and pushed for change around the globe in 2014.
Read MoreCoca-Cola Advertises Diversity
While a Coca Cola commercial during the Superbowl welcomed the wealth of diversity, some Americans were offended.
Read MoreSanta is White?
A teacher who told a Black student that Santa is white has been disciplined after a parent complaint.
Read MoreWho Doesn’t Want a Barbie That Looks Like Them?
Natural Girls United is the brainchild of one mother who couldn’t find dolls that represented her daughter.
Read More‘The Snowy Day’: Children’s Book With Black Protagonist is Focus of Exhibit
By Joann Loviglio, Associated Press, TheGrio PHILADELPHIA (AP) — During the height of the civil rights movement, a gentle book about a black boy in a red snowsuit crunch-crunch-crunching through the snow broke down racial barriers and now is the subject of an upcoming exhibit. Ezra Jack Keats’ beloved 1962 book, “The Snowy Day,” is credited…
Read MoreCheerios Commercial Featuring Mixed Race Family Gets Racist Backlash
While some people are offended by a cereal commercial featuring a mix-raced family, others are happy for the representation.
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