culture
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Belle Director Wanted to Make a Different Type of Drama
When you think of Jane Austen-type dramas, you don’t think of black heroines, but a new film hitting theaters on Friday wants to change that. Belle is a period piece with all the beautiful costumes and grand English homes, but it features a biracial star, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and is helmed by a black director, Amma…
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Are You a 2-Minute Man? You’re Not Alone
It will take you longer to read this article than it takes nearly half of all men to finish having sex. And this is a fairly short article. But consider this: If a man and a woman start having sex right now, the man will either be asleep or smoking a cigarette by the time…
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Nigerian Schoolgirl Abductions: Here’s What We Know
On April 15, more than 200 Nigerian girls were kidnapped from their school in the town of Chibok. The Islamic militant group Boko Haram has been blamed for the incident. Since the kidnapping, details have been mired in controversy. With so much conflicting information, it is hard to keep the facts straight. Here is what…
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Report: Award to Sterling Wasn’t the First Questionable Move for LA’s NAACP President
Editor’s note: This article was originally published in The Michigan Citizen. Leon Jenkins, the Los Angeles branch NAACP president who awarded LA Clippers basketball team owner Donald Sterling with a Lifetime Achievement award among other commendations, lived, worked and won notoriety in Detroit. Jenkins was a 36th District Court judge between 1984 and 1987. During that…
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KKK Neighborhood Watch in Pa. Township Unnerving—and Unnecessary
It should come as no surprise that a proposed neighborhood-watch group, formed by members of the Ku Klux Klan, is worrying some residents in a southern-Pennsylvania township. However, according to Reuters, whether or not the Klan watch is wanted in Fairview Township, there’s little evidence that a crime watch is needed in the first place.…
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V. Stiviano for President?
The woman at the center of the Donald Sterling scandal, V. Stiviano, is working her newfound fame as a result of a leaked recording of the Los Angeles Clippers owner’s racist ranting—a recording that her lawyer claims he requested. According to the New York Post, Stiviano—hidden behind her now-trademark visor and surrounded by an entourage…
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Pentagon Will Review Grooming Guidelines Said to Be Racially Biased
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told Congress that the Pentagon would review its grooming standards, particularly those surrounding hairstyles, after some critics called the new policies racially and culturally insensitive, CNN reports. Hagel said that he and his deputy would “work with the service secretaries and the military chiefs to review their respective policies, to address…
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Shaq Apologizes to Detroit Man With Rare Disorder
Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal has apologized to a Detroit man who suffers from a rare disorder for making fun of him on Instagram. On Tuesday O’Neal tweeted, “Made a new friend today when I called and apologized to Jahmel Binion. Great dude.” O’Neal followed that tweet with another on Wednesday: “Had the opportunity to…
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NY Teen Who Got Into All 8 Ivies Makes Choice
Kwasi Enin, the New York high school teen who was accepted into all eight Ivy League schools, has made his choice. Before a whole host of national media, Kwasi has decided that he will become a member of Yale University’s Class of 2018. According to the Associated Press, Kwasi explained that Yale had always been…
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Gas Explosion in Florida Jail Kills 2
Two people were killed and more than 100 injured in a gas explosion at the Escambia County Jail in Pensacola, Fla., the Associated Press reports. According to the report, the explosion occurred about 11 p.m. CDT Wednesday in a booking facility at the jail, causing the building—in which about 600 inmates were being housed—to partially…