culture
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Must-See Alert: Stop What You’re Doing and Watch AmeriCAN
Empathy. It’s probably one of the most difficult emotions to teach. It’s the emotion that President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama want most for their daughters to be able to readily tap into—the ability to put oneself in another’s person shoes and experience the world from his or her point of view; to feel…
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Watch: Ferguson Police Chief Does Not Plan to Step Down
Ferguson, Mo., police Chief Thomas Jackson says that he is staying, despite reports that he planned to step down, according to CNN. Jackson spoke with CNN to reiterate his plans to stay in his position in the aftermath of the death of Michael Brown on Aug. 9 and the protests in Ferguson. “I’m going to…
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2 Children Found Abandoned in Long Beach, Calif.
Authorities are looking for help identifying two young children who were found abandoned in Long Beach, Calif., CBS Los Angeles reports. Two boys, roughly ages 1 and 2, were found unattended near a busy intersection. Police believe that the children are siblings. Police have not been able to find anyone who saw the children left…
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Scandal Recap: 10 Life Lessons
In addition to causing emotional upheaval for #TeamFitz, #TeamJake and everyone in between, Thursday night’s episode also taught us 10 life lessons: 1. You win wars by deploying weapons that your opponent doesn’t possess. In this episode, Olivia, Papa Pope and Fitz battled it out over Jake’s fate. Even though Papa Pope initially convinced Fitz…
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Columnist Fired After He Calls Michael Brown an Animal That Had to Be Put Down
A Charleston, W.Va., columnist has lost his job after referring to Michael Brown as an animal. According to Mediaite, Don Surber, a 30-year veteran of the Charleston Daily Mail, took to his personal blog to say this: This summer I had an epiphany as I watched packs of racists riot in Ferguson, Missouri, in support…
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White Teacher Reportedly Tells Student That Killing All Black People Is on Her Bucket List
A student at Camden County High School in North Carolina was having lunch in the classroom when she began discussing with her teacher items on her bucket list. Cynthia Ramsey, who teaches math at the school, reportedly shocked the student with one of her items. “She conveyed to me that Mrs. Ramsey had indicated that…
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Maine Nurse: Stop Ebola Quarantine or I’ll Sue
They say the CIA ain’t got nothin’ on a woman with a plan. The nurse who returned from West Africa and was quarantined by the state of Maine because of concerns that she might have contracted Ebola while treating patients overseas defied her state’s orders to stay inside her home and went for a bike ride…
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Chef Carla Hall Uses Kickstarter to Open Restaurant
Carla Hall has hit her Kickstarter goal to open her new eatery, according to the Associated Press. Hall, of Top Chef fame and currently co-host of ABC’s The Chew, set out to raise funding for her Southern-style restaurant. She used the funding site Kickstarter to raise the $250,000 needed to open Carla Hall’s Southern Kitchen in…
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Leaving a Great Guy to Get Back With a Bad Ex Just Isn’t a Good Move
My boyfriend cheated and abandoned me and my kids. I didn’t even know he was leaving. I came home and his things were gone. I started dating a great guy, but after a year my ex has returned and wants to get married. The new guy has been there for that year, helping me with…
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Yes, the Harassment Video Has Its Problems—but Mostly, It Shows How Indefensible Street Harassment Is
By now you’ve seen the street-harassment video directed and produced by Rob Bliss and starring Shoshana B. Roberts for the nonprofit organization Hollaback that’s all over the Internet. The two-minute video is cut from 10 hours of footage of Roberts walking through New York City. Throughout her walk she’s harassed by more than 100 men,…