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Black Boys Go Ivy League: Haters Emerge
Last week it was reported that Avery Coffey, age 17, had received offers to five ivy League schools. And just this week, 17-year-old Kwasi Enin bested that effort by getting accepted at all eight of them. These were moments of celebration for two black teens who had worked tirelessly to achieve the elusive goal of Ivy acceptance, and the…
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2014 Peabody Winners Reflect the Lives and Work of People of Color
People of Color Were Subjects, Creators of Excellence From the ABC drama “Scandal” to miniseries on the histories of Latinos and of African Americans to close-up looks at urban high schools and NPR’s “The Race Project,” the George Foster Peabody Awards announced Wednesday were enriched by the lives and work of people of color. “The…
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‘I Understand Shanesha Taylor’s Story All Too Well’
Being a mother is rough, and and when you’re a single mother trying to make ends meet, it’s even rougher. There were times in my life when I didn’t know how the bills were going to get paid, if my car was going to be repossessed or if I’d be able to afford a class…
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Young, Black and Feminist
A growing collective of young black feminists is helping to give voice to communities that have long gone unheard and underrepresented. Social media platforms such as Twitter have given this new generation of activists a place to build community, to debate gender and sexual politics, and to use as a springboard for a career. Here’s…
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Frank Ocean Cuts Chipotle a Big Check, Tells the Company to Shove Off
Chipotle may have won some big bucks … but the restaurant chain also garnered singer Frank Ocean’s irritation along with it. According to TMZ, Ocean coughed up $212,500 after the company sued him, but he didn’t exactly do it graciously, posting a photo of the check on Tumblr with the memo “F—k off” scrawled on…
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Annie’s Black Now. Get Over It
“The sun will come out tomorrow, bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow, there’ll be sun.” The words and the tune are familiar, but the decidedly hip-hop twist belies a completely different story: that of the orphan Annie, who, in 2014, just happens to be black. On Wednesday the world was given a sneak peek at…
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An Obama Justice Department Nominee Reignites Debate Over Mumia Abu-Jamal
The 1995 convention of the National Association of Black Journalists in Philadelphia was the scene of “a struggle for the soul of NABJ, a struggle between the nationalistic-activist and professional establishment wings of the association,” Wayne Dawkins wrote in “Rugged Waters: Black Journalists Swim the Mainstream,” his history of the group. At issue was what…
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Florida KKK Recruiter: ‘We Don’t Beat Up on Blacks or Burn Crosses’
There’s a red Ku Klux Klan flag flying somewhere in Boca Raton, Fla., because one resident is trying to recruit people to join the organization. The man, who identified himself only as “Mr. Hayes,” said he’s flying the flag above a “Members Wanted” sign because it’s “what this country is all about—freedom of speech.” He…
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Why an African-American Director Wouldn’t Have Cast Lupita Nyong’o in 12 Years a Slave
If there was any doubt left that Lupita Nyong’o is the Cinderella of this award season, it was erased by Vanity Fair’s Hollywood issue. Not only did she land a slot on the issue’s coveted cover (she was one of six black actors included this year), but an article about Hollywood’s most powerful stylists dubbed…
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NFL Considers Penalizing Players for Using N-Word
Defending N-Word in NFL Puts Writers in Awkward Position Newsrooms Don’t Allow Words for Which Athletes Get a Pass The NFL is considering penalizing players 15 yards if they use the N-word on the field, leaving sportswriters and columnists who question such a penalty in an ironic position: They would be sanctioning language that they…