culture
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Kanye West and Kim Kardashian Welcome Baby Girl
Just in time for Father’s Day, Kanye West and girlfriend Kim Kardashian welcomed their first child together, a daughter, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in West Hollywood, Calif., on Saturday, according to US Weekly. “Kim had her baby,” a hospital source tells Us exclusively. “She’s five weeks early. Kim got sick last night and had the…
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My Father Was a Good Dad but a Bad Husband
Adult relationships are complicated and tough to understand as a child, and Black Ink admits at PostBourgie that he misjudged his father for most of his life, until now. By the time I had moved on to college, I fooled myself into believing I didn’t really need a father figure anymore. I was tired of…
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Single Black Dad: You Can't Take My Child
(The Root) — Within the span of three weeks, two public officials went above and beyond their immediate duties to help Chad Milner gain custody of his 9-month-old daughter. An officer in a Virginia sheriff’s department gave Milner (then 26, and a recent Morehouse College graduate) off-the-record advice about what he needed to do to…
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When Whites Attend HBCUs, Is That Progress?
Racial integration has long been a symbol of American progress, but Stephen Crockett Jr. wonders at the Washington Post whether white students attending predominantly black educational institutions will be remembered as a step forward or an odd joke. In the last few weeks, two white women have come out about their experiences as Howard University…
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Don't Be Fooled; America Needs Affirmative Action
As the Supreme Court deliberates over whether America still needs affirmative action in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas, Sherrilyn A. Ifill writes at the New York Times that many in the liberal media have already decided that we don’t. Ifill argues that they are all mistaken. No, the Supreme Court has not…
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Is 'Yeezus' Still Hip-Hop? Producer Rick Rubin Explains
If you’re one of the many listening to Kanye West’s newest album, Yeezus, right now, you should probably learn about producer Rick Rubin. Embedded in hip-hop’s story since the early days of Def Jam, Rubin has produced records for everyone from LL Cool J to Johnny Cash, but it was his minimalist creativity that pushed…
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50 Years Later, Myrlie Evers-Williams Remembers Medgar Evers
For America, Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the death of the civil rights leader Medgar Evers, but for his widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, the old wounds are still fresh. This week Evers-Williams reflected on her experiences and her late husband’s legacy on NPR. The family moved to Jackson when Evers accepted a job as the…
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Gay Student Expelled From College, Billed for Scholarships
When Danielle Powell fell in love with her female partner, she knew her sexuality wasn’t welcome at Omaha, Neb.’s Grace University, but she didn’t expect to be expelled. However, months away from graduation, Powell was asked to leave the school and was then sent a bill to repay her school loans and scholarships, reports the…
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A Modern Look at Fatherhood
In an interview with Colorlines‘ Julianne Hing, artist Janine Macbeth discusses sharing gender roles. The artist talks about how mothers are actually detached from the parenting process because of how demanding their role is. She explains that to protect herself and her family, she and her husband have had to share the responsibilities of mother and…
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Taking DNA With No Search Warrant: That's a Problem
Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson discusses his problems with the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that permits police to take DNA samples from anyone who commits a serious crime. In an unusual position for him, Robinson agrees with dissenting conservative Justice Antonin Scalia. The words “Antonin Scalia was right” do not flow easily for me. But…