3 Pieces Of Advice For Rachel Dolezal, The White Lady Pretending To Be Black
Rachel Dolezal, head of Spokane, Washington NAACP is making headlines for pretending to be Black. Yes, you read that right. "It's very sad that Rachel has not just been herself," her mother, Ruthanne...
View ArticleRace Awareness: How My Three Year Old Figured Out She’s Brown
I'm convinced that my soon-to-be four year old daughter has been here before. She often says remarks, retorts, and clever quips you can't help but pause and wonder 'where does she get them from?'...
View ArticleIs It Time To Talk About Race With Your Kid?
Your friend Tikisha was telling you the other day that she’s teaching her seven-year-old daughter a ‘black code,’ or in other words, a way of acting around the police. It went something like, “Yes,...
View Article7 Things I Can Do That My Black Son Can’t
Photo: The writer with his son. Photo courtesy of Calvin Hennick.This article originally appeared on Yahoo Parenting.In the days after the Michael Brown shooting, I wrote an essay titled “I Hope My Son...
View ArticleWhat Are You?: Is It Okay For My Son To Just Be American?
“What is your nationality?” I get that question all the time. Or a better one is, “what do you consider yourself?” Because I was born and raised in America, and so were my parents, as well as my...
View ArticleNew Amerykah?: The Klu Klux Klan Asks For Inclusivity…
The Klu Klux Klan is sending open invitations for new members and they want you, all of you. In Montana, the KKK has changed their values hoping to increase membership. They are no longer dedicated to...
View ArticleBlack Twitter Talks: Cosby Memes, Nicki Minaj and the N-Word
As usual, Twitter’s been on fire lately. While some of us can keep up, most can’t stay on top of the rapid-fire discussion at all times. So in case you missed anything, here’s what’s been going down on...
View ArticleLabeling Raven Symone: Don’t Do It, She Says In Oprah Interview
Oprah’s reaction was priceless. After almost a lifetime of being labeled “African-American” herself, Winfrey was shocked to hear Raven Symone abandon it. Recently, Raven sat down for an exclusive...
View Article‘Thug Kitchen': Is This New Cookbook Ethnic Slander?
We all love a good recipe. Especially a good and healthy recipe, that is entertaining as we read along how many ingredients to grab. Such was the case with Thug Kitchen a blogged turned cookbook that...
View ArticleBlack Face vs. White Face: Unconscious Racial Bias Psychologist Receives...
African American mothers have always noticed racial bias shown towards their children in even the slightest manner, but now there is even more research proving the existence of unconscious racial bias....
View ArticleMy Child Is The Only Black Child On the Soccer Team
Spring is here--at least that's what the calendar suggests--and it's that time of the year in which warmer weather means the kids need to get out and run around. Parents sign their kids up for sports...
View ArticleSide-Eye: School Offers Black History Month Menu of Fried Chicken and Watermelon
A high school near San Francisco is in a lot of trouble right now after students decided it would be a good idea to celebrate Black History Month with a dinner of fried chicken and watermelon. What? As...
View ArticleOn Being Black Enough: Teaching Our Kids to Code Switch
Our kids won't always be around kids who look or were raised like them, and that can be a problem. A recently published article by a University of Buffalo Professor found that black girls who show...
View ArticleBut It’s 2013: 7-Year-Old Dresses as Klan Member for Halloween, Mom Defends Him
People's craziness never ceases to amaze. This time, a woman in Craigsville, Virginia let her 7-year-old son dress up as a member of the K-K-K for Halloween. She doesn't see why it's a problem because...
View ArticleTeacher Cusses Out Student, Recording Goes Viral
Being a teacher is damn hard because kids can be such rude and such a pain in the ass. That's all well and good, but this teacher might've taken things a little too far. The Narbonne High School...
View ArticleShould You Be Worried if Your Kids’ Friends Don’t Look Like Them?
A recent Reuters poll put numbers to something that something a lot of us can see with our own eyes. Forty percent of white Americans say they don’t have friends of different races while 25 percent of...
View ArticleMOM-Noire Pages: Best Books For Children That Discuss Race & Identity
The following books are a great way to talk to your children about race, social acceptance, self-esteem and identity. They include affirmations while celebrating the skin you're in no matter black or...
View ArticleGuilty Of Being Black
After learning of George Zimmerman’s not guilty verdict, I immediately felt I was found guilty of existing on this earth as a Black man. No matter how educated I become, I feel I am viewed by one too...
View ArticleCensus Bureau Finds U.S. Has as Many Minority Babies as White
A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows us just how much America is changing and will change. For the first time in history, there are just as many babies of color under a year old as there are...
View ArticleThe Adorable Commercial Upsetting Racists
Earlier this week, Cheerios debuted a commercial starring a little girl, her white mother and her black father. The adorable girl gives her dad Cheerios to keep his heart healthy. Simple enough, right?...
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