culture
-
Savion Glover: Tapping Into African-American History Through Dance
The halls of Washington, D.C.’s historic Howard Theatre will be filled with the haunting tones of jazz as well as the skillful tapping of feet over the weekend, with renowned performer Savion Glover taking the stage to share “the dance.” “It’s basically going to be myself and a jazz quartet band [the Otherz] and we…
-
Hey, White College Kids: Can the Ferguson Police Get Some of That Kony 2012 Outrage?
Remember #Kony2012? Of course you do. The social media campaign by Invisible Children against the war criminal leader of Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army is impossible to forget because of the way so many Americans—including many white Americans—came together and amplified the cause in the name of justice and human rights. Invisible Children’s video was viewed…
-
Watch: Michael Brown Graduated From High School Days Before Shooting
Newly released video shows Michael Brown, 18, graduating from Normandy High School in St. Louis, Mo., wearing a dark-green cap and gown, accented by his red stole. There are haunting correlations between the video and the #IfTheyGunnedMeDown Twitter movement that inspired users to tweet “proper” images of themselves next to perceived “thuggish” ones. The video, originally…
-
Watch: David Letterman and Serena Williams Break a Deli Window
On a makeshift tennis court outside the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City, late-night talk show host David Letterman and Serena Williams, one of the world’s top tennis players, decided to get in a quick game yesterday. The pair didn’t even change into tennis gear. Letterman merely ditched his sport coat and played in…
-
CNN Source Claims Ferguson Cop Did Not Have Fractured Eye Socket
The circumstances surrounding the shooting of unarmed Ferguson, Mo., teen Michael Brown are still unclear as rumors and conflicting information are rampant in news coverage. The scarcity of actual facts was compounded Thursday with CNN anchor Don Lemon reporting that the Ferguson officer who gunned down Brown did not, in fact, suffer from a…
-
Macy’s Settles Racial Profiling Probe With New York State for $650,000
Macy’s is coughing up $650,000 to settle accusations of racial profiling against its store in New York City’s Herald Square, the Associated Press reports. The retail giant signed on to an agreement on Tuesday with the attorney general of New York. Macy’s agrees to adopt new policies against profiling, train its employees, treat customer complaints…
-
Parents of Michael Brown to Attend Eric Garner Rally
The parents of Michael Brown will be attending the rally for Eric Garner in Staten Island, N.Y., this Saturday. According to the Huffington Post, Brown’s father, Michael Brown Sr., and mother, Leslie McSpadden, will attend the rally, which is expected to draw more than 15,000 people. Attendees will march from the location of Garner’s death…
-
Peaceful Night of Protest as National Guard Ordered Out of Ferguson
As a hot Thursday evening gave way to Friday morning, temperatures between police and protesters seemed to have cooled, with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporting another peaceful night of protesting the death of unarmed teen Michael Brown, who was fatally shot by officer Darren Wilson, in Ferguson, Mo. Protesters gathered, marched and shouted, but in…
-
5 Lessons in Dealing With a Crazy Ex
My ex broke up my last relationship, but I forgave him and we became cordial. When we were together, he treated me like crap, but in the spirit of forgiveness, I moved on and told him we could be friends but we were never getting back together. He kept spending money on me, insisting that…
-
My Sis Is Famous and I Need Genealogy Help
My name is Jennifer Grier Fairweather. Yes, the actress Pam Grier is my half-sister through our father, Clarence Ransom Grier Jr. I am trying to trace my ancestry on the Grier side. I have made a lot of progress, but I begin to get stuck when I go past my second-great-grandparents Dock and Martha Jane…