Racial Harmony Achieved By Casting Of Black Actor As Teen Computer WhizJanuary 12, 2005 | Issue 41•02 ( Read more... )

Stolen from and written by illlaw.It has come to my attention that there are many who blame African-Americans for their current plight in America and are unaware of the role that official policies and unofficial practices have created the hole that they have found themselves in for the better part of the life of this country ( Read more... )

Please, Do Not Pet the Negro

don't touch my hair, explained.

Might be old news, but found the article interesting ( Read more... )

Drawn to Gospel, if Not Gospels, Foreigners Arrive by Busload ( Read more... )

I don't mean to contribute a personal issue to this forum, but it is a personal issue and it ties in, so I'll leave the moderators to determine if it's appropriate or not ( Read more... )

So I keep seeing people 'discuss' hair and cultural appropriation and whatnot, esp given chreebomb's recent posts on mohawks, which is fine, but then I keep seeing people flap their gums about stuff like 'hairstyles are superficial' and 'it's not a big deal' and whateverthef#*k ( Read more... )

Politician Tries to Bar 50 Cent from Canada

Toronto MP Dan McTeague is seeking to have 50 Cent barred from entering Canada to perform a series of concerts in December ( Read more... )

America's new jazz museum! (No poor black people allowed): Jazz musicians warn against the Disney-fication of New Orleans.

Source: Salon.comOct. 12, 2005 | It took a Category 5 hurricane to do it, but Katrina managed to blow jazz back onto the American radar screen. Those TV montages of physical devastation and desperate souls were accompanied by ( Read more... )

National study shows black immigrants' health erodes the longer they live in the U.S.Study finds that black immigrants from Africa arrive healthier than those from Europe; Rice University sociologist says this suggests that racial discrimination harms health ( Read more... )