culture
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Harvard’s Hutchins Center Announces 2nd Class of Fellows
Henry Louis Gates Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University professor and director of the newly launched Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University, on Tuesday announced the class of 23 students for the 2014-15 academic year. “We are delighted to welcome one of our most distinguished and diverse class of fellows of the…
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Black Men Are More Likely to Deal With Erectile Dysfunction—Here’s What to Do About It
Editor’s note: This is part 1 of the four-part series Keeping Black Men Healthy, in honor of National Minority Health Month. Read part 2 here. If you notice that you and your male sexual partner have started butting heads as bedtime draws near, it may be because he’s struggling to perform sexually but doesn’t want you…
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Are ‘a Whole Bunch of White People’ Adopting Black Kids? Here’s What’s More Important
Physically abused, ridiculed and constantly reminded that she was an outsider by the family that adopted her when she was a 5 years old, author and children’s advocate Stacey Patton says conversations about the complicated issues surrounding race and adoption are almost always dominated by the perspectives of clinicians, politicians, and parents. A black Alabama…
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Kansas Shooting Suspect Could Face Death Penalty
The white supremacist who killed three people outside Jewish community facilities in Kansas on Sunday has been charged with murder, the New York Times reports. Frazier Glenn Miller, a former Ku Klux Klan grand dragon known for his anti-Semitic and racist views, was charged with one count of capital murder and one count of premeditated…
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Kids of Color Less Likely to Have Good Teachers
The Center for American Progress released a new report (pdf) on Friday indicating that low-income students of color are more likely to have not only less experienced teachers but also less effective ones, the Huffington Post reports. The organization analyzed evaluation scores of teachers in affluent and low-income districts in Louisiana and Massachusetts. According to American Progress,…
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Pharrell Cries ‘Happy’ Tears
There are many ways to get “Happy,” and Grammy Award-winning artist Pharrell, during an interview with media mogul Oprah Winfrey, tearfully showed the fans of his hit how much he appreciates their support. While he and Oprah were discussing the hit on Oprah Prime, his host decided to show him a clip of people all…
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Scared to Start Investing? Watch The Root Live Now
In many African-American families, when we have an important issue to discuss, we gather in the kitchen and bring it to the table. That’s especially true of financial discussions, whether about how to pay the bills, how to send Junior to college or where to start looking for a new job. The Root Live: Bring…
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Homeless Man Gets 7 Years for Firebombing Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis’ Office
The homeless man who firebombed Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis’ office door two years ago has pleaded guilty to arson and was sentenced to seven years in prison on Monday, CBS DFW reports. In March 2012 Cedric Carmond Steele, 42, threw a bag of lit Molotov cocktails at the third-floor door in the state office building…
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NJ Fire Kills Children’s-Book Author and 8-Year-Old Son
A New Jersey mother and her 8-year-old son were killed late Sunday night in a house fire, CBS2 reports. Authorities believe that Tanji Dewberry, 37, was attempting to save her son, Evan Soler, from the fire that was allegedly sparked from an electrical problem in the young boy’s bedroom, where both bodies were discovered. Authorities…
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Ala. Vet Who Tried to Hire KKK to Kill Black Neighbor Gets Lenient Sentence
The Alabama man who pleaded guilty to trying to hire a member of the Ku Klux Klan to kill his black neighbor got a reduced sentence on Monday and will serve six years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, WTVM reports. The lawyer for Allen Wayne Morgan, a veteran who reportedly suffers from…