Story By Amy Simonson, Melissa Alonso and Jennifer Henderson, CNN
Updated 2:53 AM ET, Wed September 29, 2021
(CNN) When the Martinez family moved into their new home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, five years ago, they had dreams of raising their ch ...
Posted Wednesday, September 29th 2021 at 8:13PM
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The following is my response to a post titled "What makes an African American name Ghetto?" on the Quora website.
First I have to acknowledge the simple fact that parents of any race have a right to name their children whatever they want to name t ...
Posted Saturday, September 18th 2021 at 10:36AM
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My views about friendship and relationships are probably considered to be ol' school or outdated in today's culture, but I don't care. I think we, as Black people, need to stop and take a second look at how we treat each other and the way we handle o ...
Posted Tuesday, August 17th 2021 at 10:05AM
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While it is well known that slave owners routinely raped enslaved Africans, the actual extent of these atrocities is rarely discussed. This list highlights seven of the most abominable acts committed on s*x farms.
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Posted Monday, August 9th 2021 at 5:07AM
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As a Black man in America, I have decided to take illegal immigration matters into my own hands through the type of companies I select as service providers. I have noticed that certain companies have what appears to be a very large population of non- ...
Posted Sunday, July 25th 2021 at 12:47PM
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SPECIAL NOTE: This blog was originally posted on or about 5/15/2021, but someone removed it for no reason, so I re-posted it. ENJOY!
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You saw the title of this blog, and ...
Posted Thursday, June 17th 2021 at 3:05AM
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It's been 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre, a two-day attack on Black Americans in the thriving business district of Greenwood. Hear from survivors, descendants of victims and thought leaders in the CBS News special, "Tulsa 1921: An American T ...
Posted Friday, June 11th 2021 at 1:49AM
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In this clip, Michael Jai White shared his thoughts on people in the Black culture calling themselves by the n-word and Richard Pryor having a change of mind on the situation after going to Africa. He explained that no other race refers to themselves ...
Posted Saturday, June 5th 2021 at 1:02PM
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FOREWORD: The issues discussed in this narrative are not directed at nor are they intended to single-out any one economic group as the matters that will be discussed transcend any one socio-economic class within the Black community.
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Posted Monday, May 31st 2021 at 5:49PM
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In this revealing documentary, veteran journalist Bob Herbert examines the often heroic efforts of black families to pursue the American dream in the face of unrelenting barriers.
“Have black Americans had a fair shot at the American dream?” accl ...
Posted Sunday, May 30th 2021 at 8:15AM
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