culture
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Former KKK Leader and His Mother Indicted in Alabama
An Alabama man who once served as the Grand Cyclops for the Ku Klux Klan, has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of burning a cross at the entrance to an African-American neighborhood, the Raw Story reports. Steven Joshua Dinkle, 28, was indicted Wednesday on five counts, including obstruction of justice, in the…
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Charges for Ohio Couple for Returning Adopted Son
An Ohio couple who brought their adopted 9-year-old son to a child services center, saying that they no longer wanted to care for the boy, is facing criminal charges, according to ABC News. Cleveland and Lisa Cox took the boy to Butler County Children’s Services in early November after the boy’s behavioral issues became too…
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Marissa Alexander Freed in Time for Thanksgiving
Marissa Alexander, the Florida woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing what she argued was a warning shot at her abusive husband, was freed late Wednesday in time to spend Thanksgiving with her family, MSNBC reports. Her bond was set at $200,009. Alexander was convicted on multiple counts of aggravated assault…
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How to Be Black on Black Friday
Black Friday’s gotten a pretty bad rap. Whether it’s “the High Holy Day for the state religion of overconsumption,” as one commenter wrote on the New York Times’ website, or just the starting line of the holiday rat race, the “black” in Black Friday is more ominous than awe-inspiring. So why not take it back?…
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Lost Slave Ancestors Found
“Our last name is odd. We get it from my mother’s father, Herbert Mungin, who was born in 1924, somewhere in the American South—South Carolina, we think. I know that last names were picked up in various ways in the late 1800s, but I’ve actually never met a white person who shares this last name.…
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Rapper Jasiri X on How He ‘Gets Free’
Emcee and activist Jasiri X sits down to talk with Left of Black host Mark Anthony Neal about current events and how he’s using social media and 1Hood Media to spread his message.
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African-American Girl Won’t Be Expelled for Her Hair
A 12-year-old African-American girl who said she was threatened with expulsion from an Orlando, Fla., private school unless she made changes to the look of her natural hair will not be booted out after all, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. Last week, Vanessa VanDyke said school officials gave her one week to decide whether to…
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Selling While Black: Racism Revealed in Online Shopping Study
Are you black? Considering making some cash by selling unwanted items online this holiday season? You might not want to show any of your skin in the photos of your goods. The Daily Mail reports that according to the results of a newly released yearlong study tracking the sales of iPods on Craigslist, shoppers are…
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‘White Girl’s Perspective’ on ‘Trophy Scarves’: It’s Important
Photographer Nate Hill says his new “Trophy Scarves” exhibit, featuring images of himself in a tuxedo with near-naked white women draped lifelessly around his shoulders like human accessories, is meant to make a statement. “Well, there are people who see certain races as status symbols, and someone had to comment on that,” Hill, who conveyed…
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Using a Male Wingman to Get Dates Won’t Fly
“I’m new to my city, but I already made a guy friend. We’re just friends; I don’t like him romantically. He has a girlfriend, but I asked him to meet me at an event to be my wingman so I could meet other guys. His girlfriend invites herself along, and he doesn’t tell me until…