culture
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Investigator Tells a Lynching Story, Forced to Resign
Last summer, Tennessee native Shun Mullins filed a report with the state Department of Health demanding an investigation into his mother’s death. According to Mullins, the Algood Fire Department hadn’t done its job. Mullins alleges that the deputy fire chief refused to perform CPR on Mullins’ mother because she was black, and then lied on…
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Dallas 8-Year-Old Shot by White Neighbor Struggles to Recover
No 8-year-old should live in fear for his life, with nightmares that keep him awake all night. But that is a daily occurrence for Donald Maiden Jr., known as D.J., who was playing tag outside his Dallas apartment complex when he was shot in the face by a neighbor last September. There was seemingly no…
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Should I Be Cool If He Wants a Side Chick After We’re Married?
“My boyfriend and I have been discussing marriage. He says he wants to marry me but doesn’t want to be limited to having sex with one woman forever. He asked me if I would consider parameters for him to mess around, like on his birthday or other special occasions. He doesn’t want me to do…
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The Cast of A Raisin in the Sun Talks Class, Race and Michael Dunn
Fifty-five years ago, Lorraine Hansberry’s landmark play A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway. At the time, it was considered groundbreaking for its realistic portrayal of race and racism on the stage. Now, more than a half-century after its debut, America has elected a black president. But recent high-profile cases, such as the acquittal…
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Offensive Racial Images Used for Marketing
There is a history of national and international businesses and corporations using black stereotypes for the sake of product marketing. Here is a look at just a few examples that we found from around the world. Some of these are still on shelves today. Watermelon Soda This product was available in New York-area Target stores…
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Lamar Odom Is Taking His Talents to Spain
Former NBA star and ex-reality-TV husband Lamar Odom, 34, has agreed to a short-term deal with Spanish basketball club Baskonia, the Associated Press reports. Odom, a two-time NBA champion with the Lakers who has also played for the Dallas Mavericks, the Miami Heat and most recently the Los Angeles Clippers, hasn’t played since the end…
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Lauryn Williams Becomes 5th Olympian Ever to Medal in Winter and Summer Games
Track star Lauryn Williams is now the fifth Olympian ever to medal in both the Winter and Summer Games, Yahoo Sports reports. With bobsleigh partner Elana Meyers, Williams scooped up the silver in the two-woman bobsled event on Wednesday in Sochi, losing to the Canadian team by just 0.1 second, the news site notes. She…
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Dear Dunn Juror No. 4: You’re Wrong. Race Was a Factor
Dear Valerie: We haven’t met, but I watched your interview with ABC News’ Byron Pitts on Nightline last night. You’re a 30-something white woman who sat on the jury that deadlocked in an attempt to decide whether 47-year-old Michael Dunn was guilty of murdering then-17-year-old Jordan Davis. You said you wanted a conviction on the…
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Fusion Reporter Compares Zimmerman Interview to Talking to Charles Manson
After having a quiet sit-down interview with George Zimmerman, Fusion reporter Derrick Ashong wrote an opinion piece about the experience and why he decided to interview the controversial man whom many consider to be the personification of the ills of the “Stand your ground” law in Florida. In his piece, Ashong, who is black, admitted…