• Trayvon's Family Shouldn't Have to Play Nice

    Jamilah Lemieux writes in an opinion piece for Ebony that she’s troubled by the idea that the slain teen’s parents should have to take on the “good victim” role. I became sick to my stomach upon hearing that Sybrina Fulton, mother to murdered Trayvon, had stated this week that she felt that her son’s shooting…

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  • President Obama Illustrated as an Ape

    Jamilah Lemieux, the news and lifestyle editor for Ebony.com, addresses New York magazine’s abhorrent depiction of President Barack Obama as a knuckle-dragging primate. She says not only is it racially insensitive, but it is also emblematic of white privilege. … Dan Amira, an associate editor for New York Magazine, published “Obama Gay Marriage Evolution: Day…

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