How Social Media Is Helping to Change the Image of Young Black Dads
When mainstream media paints a picture of black fatherhood, the image is usually marred by racialized prejudices and stereotypes about black manhood in general.
Ohio Prosecutor Will Not File Charges Against Parents of Boy Who Fell Into Gorilla Habitat
Updated Monday, June 6, 1:15 p.m.: Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Deters has decided that there will be no charges filed against the parents of a boy who fell into the Cincinnati Zoo’s gorilla habitat, according to ABC News.
Racists Prove That They Care More About Gorillas Than Black Children
Debates about Harambe—a 450-pound, 17-year-old western lowland, silverback gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo that zoo officials were forced to shoot to death May 28 after a 4-year-old boy fell into his enclosure—have reached fever pitch as the hashtag #JusticeForHarambe continues to circulate online.
Parents of 4-Year-Old Boy Who Fell Into Gorilla Habitat Are Under Media Scrutiny
The parents of the 4-year-old boy who fell 15 feet into a gorilla-exhibit moat at the Cincinnati Zoo on Saturday, resulting in the death of the 17-year-old silverback gorilla Harambe, are now the subject of intense scrutiny on social and online media.
On Harambe, Worst Case Scenarios, And Being Judgmental When The Rainbow Isn't Enough
It's my fault, really. "Don't read the comments" (except for at VSB) is pretty much the only way to read articles on mass news sites on-line. Racists and trolls dwell in comments sections when they're not testing glaze at Krispy Kreme.
