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Calif. Senate Wants to Make Sure Students Learn About the 1st Black President
The California state Senate is attempting to make sure that students learn about the meaning of Barack Obama’s presidency long after his two terms in office. On Thursday it approved a bill by a 30-1 vote that would encourage schools to give lessons about the historic nature of Obama’s status as the United States’ first black…
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30 Viral Voices Under 30
We’ve selected 30 of the world’s most influential and youngest viral voices—from journalists, bloggers and Vine makers to YouTube superstars, social activists and budding brand owners. Meet the minds who are defining a social generation. If you don’t already know who they are, you’re missing out. WRITERS These millennials are penning must-read pieces spreading through…
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Wis. the Last State Where a Healthy Black Person Should Want to Live: Report
Black women aren’t faring well, healthwise, in the state of Wisconsin. According to the journal Health Affairs, the life-expectancy gap between black and white women in the state widened by more than 1.5 years between 1990 and 2009. There was also a small uptick for black men, reports WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio. Geoffrey Swain, medical director…
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Study: White People Support Harsh Laws Against Blacks
A new study suggests that white people support harsher criminal laws if they believe more black people are incarcerated, reports ThinkProgress. Rebecca Hetey and Jennifer Eberhardt of Stanford University’s psychology department conducted the study, in which white subjects watched two videos of mug shots. One video showed mug shots in which 25 percent were those…
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Dating Without Race on Your Mind? There’s No App for That
Just like the rest of their peers ages 18 to 34, black millennials have embraced online dating services like OkCupid and mobile applications such as Tinder, where users can simply “swipe right to like or left to pass” as they sift through their dating and, yes, hookup options. Matchmaker and dating coach Paul Carrick Brunson…
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10 Things the Media Won’t Tell You About Black Millennials
Millennials, those born between 1980 and 1999, are arguably the most misunderstood and the most multidimensional generation. Often derided as lazy, technology crazed and just downright not as successful as our elders, members of Generation Y hardly ever hear good news about ourselves. And of course, black millennials, who have made leaps in education and…
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Did My Slave Ancestor Really Trek Across the South?
My maternal grandmother states that her grandfather Jesse James walked to Wilmington, N.C., when he was 12 years old, from Florence, S.C.—a distance of more than 125 miles. My grandmother was uncertain if it was before or immediately after slavery. I wonder if he could have been a runaway slave or perhaps a part of…
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Exclusivity While Dating Is a Waste of Time
I’m not in a committed relationship, but I am dating someone (nothing physical). Another guy has asked me on a date, which I accepted. My friends are giving me grief, saying I should date one person at a time and give it a chance to grow. Am I wrong?” —Anonymous Your friends are good people…
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That Millennial Moment When 20-Somethings Take Over The Root
For black millennials, speaking out, making our passions known and explaining our struggles has never been easier. Every click, tap or swipe can bring awareness, knock down stereotypes and inspire action. More than just televised, our revolution is being tweeted, shared, posted, pinned, Facebooked and Instagrammed and has the potential to go viral daily. And…
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We Need a New Voting-Rights Movement
This time next year, be prepared for rousing speeches, earnest commemorations and moving celebrations that mark the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s signing the Voting Rights Act. But even now, it’s worth having a national come-to-Jesus moment about the state of voting rights and democracy, especially for black folks, in advance of the coming…
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