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Education
A 13-Year-Old's Slavery Analogy Raises Some Uncomfortable Truths in School
13-year-old Jada Williams' essay compared Douglass' story about being kept from reading with her experience in a struggling school.
News
Infographic: What Congress Would Look Like If It Really Represented America
Spoiler: There's not a lot of color on the Hill.
News
The Alarming Rise of Jeremy Lin's Black Antagonists
Sadly, it appears as if Jeremy Lin's fame has brought out black celebrities saying offensive things about him.
News
An Ode to a 'Poor Black Kid' I Never Knew: How Forbes Gets Poverty Wrong
Forbes writer Gene Marks today tells us what he'd do if he were destitute and black. Here's what a poor minority kid I knew did.
Culture
America Is Dying Slowly: Talking About Hip-Hop After Trayvon Martin
Rap music doesn’t get unarmed kids shot to death, “it’s different” does.
Lifestyle
Eating While Black: How I Navigate Watermelon, Fried Chicken, and Frozen Yogurt
I can’t help but have my race in the back of my mind when I’m ordering.
News
Neo-Slavery, Neo-Colonialism, and Solutions to Black Unemployment
"Enterprise zones," where people are exploited, aren't the key to solving black unemployment, but "charter cities" might be.
Culture
Light-Skinned Black Women Receive Shorter Prison Sentences Than Dark Women
A scary new study says a person's color, not just her race, is a factor in criminal sentencing.
Education
Only Four Percent of College Students Are Black Males
A new study sheds some light on how to grow their ranks.
Education
Charter Schools: A Seat at the Cool Kids' Table
As it concerns charter schools, whether you're hoping to sound really smart at your next dinner party or just generally catch up to speed, the...
Lifestyle
Dealbreaker: He's Got an Asian Fetish
I wasn't even out of high school when men began greeting me with "konichiwa, beautiful" on the street. (I am not Japanese).
Lifestyle
Babies Start Acting Racist Before They Can Talk
A new study highlights one aspect of raising a healthy infant that a lot of expectant parents overlook: A diverse peer group.
News
Study: Politicians Likelier to Engage with Voters of Their Race
New research from Yale finds that all politicians privilege "their own" when it comes to constituent engagement.
Culture
The Upside of The Help Controversy: It Made Us Talk About Race
The Help has been accused of revisionism and racism. But it's also made a young black media activist want to record her grandma's story.
Culture
Infographic: Evolving Attitudes About Interracial Marriage
The number of interracial marriages in the U.S. has more than doubled in the past 30 years, and public acceptance is increasing, too.
Culture
Four Gil Scott-Heron Songs to Remember the Man
His music fueled more than a few protests and counter-culture campaigns, and his best song is an argument against government spending. Watch it.
Culture
Actually, Many Muslim Terrorists Are as Unbalanced as Jared Loughner
Despite what the media says, the difference between Jared Loughner's mind and that of many Muslim terrorists isn't so drastic.
Lifestyle
Dealbreaker: I Was Her 'Black Friend'
Loving her from a distance meant never having to deal with how my feelings complicated my identity as a straight black woman.
