Should We Be Ashamed About Proud Pregnant Black Teens?
Pregnancy Pact or Just Young Black Girls Comparing Bellies? Does It Matter? I was presented with the picture below and asked to take a stab…
Education
Snitching On Parents: Hillary Adams Secretly Tapes & Uploads Beating On YouTube
So, err — where was the internet when I as getting my ass beaten by my parents with extension cords, frying pans, and tree trunks?…
Black Girl Missing: Missing Arizona 5-Year-Old, Jhessye Shockley, Gets Little Media Attention
So, did you know there’s a 5-year-old girl missing in America? Did you know she’s been missing for three weeks? If you didn’t, don’t feel…
The Bluest Lie
Tony Morrison’s controversial novel “The Bluest Eye” evokes many different feelings in its readers. There have been numerous attempts to ban the book due to its subject…
Teacher Calls Minority Students “Future Criminals” Not Fired
You know, it’s one thing to suggest that kids in urban communities are failing because they come from broken and impoverished homes. The validity of…
Apologize for Being Raped: How One Missouri School Protects Our Little Girls
This story isn’t that fresh and I think I may have put it on my mental back burner on purpose because things like this makes…
Black College Student Beaten For Speaking To White Female By Racists
Sometimes I have to pinch myseklf to make sure that I’m not dreaming. I mean, every now and then I have to do this just…
New York Private School Feels “Bad” Poor People Can’t Afford Quality Education
I almost feel conflicted writing this post. I’m suffering from Catholic guilt! As a child of the parochial school system of New Jersey I…
Where’s the School Spirit in “Wigger Day” at Red Wing High School?
Back in 1090, a few weeks after moving to southern Indiana, I was floored when I learned that there was a celebration called Nigger Day.…