Texas Mother’s Reasoning for Allegedly Boiling Her Baby Will Make You Cry
After Dissing Black Americans For Years, African Immigrants Want Us To Care As Trump Tries to Deport Them. A Professor Explains What We should Do
This Alabama City’s First-Ever Black Councilwoman Receives Letter Calling Her N-Word, and That’s Not All
New Development for White Michigan Karen Who Lied and Said Two Black Men Assaulted Her
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Black Gulf Fishers Face a Murky Future
“I am not tragically colored. There is no great sorrow dammed up in my soul, nor lurking behind my eyes. I do not weep at the world – I am too busy sharpening my oysterknife.” – Zora Neal Hurston As Rodvid Wilson boards close the sides of his uncle’s boat he hums Erykah Badu’s “Window…
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Five Days of Cake and Ice Cream
There’s a cake in the house, and there will be another one on Saturday. In-between, quite a bit of ice cream. The one currently downstairs is a bakery cake, a one-quarter sheet cake, the kind you get for birthdays and baby showers and . . . in this case . . . congratulations. The hubby…
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Why Do We Care If Venus Was Wearing Underwear?
by Vanessa M. Gezari A frisson rippled through the crowd watching Venus Williams at the French Open this weekend-not because she handily beat her opponent, but because she did so wearing a lacy black and red outfit that resembled a negligee. Williams’s dress had a clingy bodice and flared skirt and appeared “see-through,” according to the…
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So…Where's Hattie McDaniel's Oscar?
Hattie McDaniel’s historic Oscar is nowhere to be found despite being gifted to the Howard University theater department: “It’s a never-ending mystery,” says Tom Gregory, a Hollywood memorabilia collector. “Where is it? It’s really an unbelievable story.” McDaniel was named best supporting actress in 1940 for playing the servant Mammy in “Gone With the Wind,”…
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Beyond the Blame for Aiyana's Death
Al Sharpton delivered the eulogy for 7-year-old Aiyana Jones last Saturday. On the previous Sunday, May 16, 2010, Jones was killed by Detroit police officers during a raid of a home harboring a 34-year-old suspected of the murder of a 17-year-old high school student. While the police allege that Aiyana was killed when an officer’s…
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In Guap We Trust: Presidential Net Worth
The Atlantic has an interesting list of the net worth of the 43 presidents: Having examined the finances of all 43 presidents (yes, 43; remember, Cleveland was president twice), we calculated the net worth figures for each in 2010 dollars. Because a number of presidents, particularly in the early 19th Century, made and lost huge…
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Today in Postracialism: Teacher on Leave After Allowing Student to Sport KKK Robes
Teachable moment #128391023819023891023: Allowing students to wear Klan robes for a history project is a dicey Catherine Ariemma, who teaches the advanced placement course combining U.S. history with film education, could face punishment ranging from suspension to termination, Lumpkin County School Superintendent Dewey Moye said Monday. Ariemma has spent nearly six years teaching in the…
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Mozambique's 'Most Wanted' Killed in Police Shootout
Mozambique’s most wanted man, Agostinho Chauque, was cut down in a firefight between police and a gang attempting to boost a car Chauque was accused of killing police officers and violent bank robberies. Six police officers have been killed in Maputo so far this year and a police spokesperson says Chauque’s death will fuel efforts…
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Zimbabwe Police Arrest Gay Rights Activists
In Zimbabwe, two gay rights activists have been arrested for allegedly possessing pornographic material and insulting President Mugabe Ellen Chadian – administrator of the group, Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe – and Ignatius Muhambi – an accountant – were picked up during a raid. Homosexual acts are illegal in Zimbabwe, but the group has been…