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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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Culture
Is HBO's 'Girls' the Voice of Our Generation? Nope, And That's Ok
Young women shouldn't pin all their hopes on Lena Dunham's new series. They should demand more shows made by girls like them.
News
Sidelined: Jeremy Lin and How Race Keeps Players Out of the Game
The New York Knicks' latest phenom could possibly have been an all-star years ago. Did his ethnicity hold him back?
Education
How One Chicago School Got Every Low-Income Student to College
100 percent of seniors at Chicago's Gary Comer College Prep have been accepted to four-year universities.
News
How Cherokee Is Real Cherokee? Mixed-Race People Discuss Elizabeth Warren
The state of Massachusetts debating a woman's bloodlines is yet more evidence that maybe trying to quantify race is a bad idea.
Education
When It Comes to School Quality, Your Zip Code Really Does Matter
A new report from the Brookings Institution reveals just how close the link is between housing prices and school quality.
