Coming to grips with the colorism faced by Black Women. — Two years ago, a friend from home hugged me out of nowhere. I jumped but smiled when I realized who she was. “I hardly recognized you,” she said, noting that my skin looked darker. I told her I just got back from a beach vacation. She responded that she “avoids…

Picture this: A Black American woman, possibly like you or someone you know, hails a taxi in the nighttime bustling streets of Ankara, Turkey. Anticipating her upcoming flight, she notices her driver is traveling the wrong way; for her, something feels off. She asks the taxi driver where he is…

Florida introduced a teaching standard where students would learn how black people benefited from the valuable skills taught during slavery. Let that sit in for a bit. Ok, let’s continue… Since most Black Americans’ ancestors are from the West African region, I’m going to use historic West African examples to…

How Groups Are Using the Courts to Stop Black Progress — Last week a congressman defended white nationalism; unfortunately, I am not surprised. While researching America’s changing demographics in 2010, I came across a paper by authors Betty A. Dobratz and Stephanie L. Shanks-Meile titled “The Strategy of White Separatism.” The paper discussed the white supremacist and separatist movements. What surprised…

…..and how black people tried to sabotage the fourth…. — The Fourth of July holiday commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776, which declared the American colonies independence from British rule. The Declaration of Independence’s powerful words revealed the colonists’ grievances against King George III by asserting inherent rights of all individuals, including the right…

Let’s circulate the black dollar! On June 17th, I walked through the streets of Five Points, Denver, to celebrate Juneteenth. I was not expecting much in cultural reflection, given the small 10% black population. I was wrong! The event was dope, with good DJs, great bands, and even an appearance…

Exploring America’s 50-year-old black absentee father myth — While lying on my couch, I found an article on Beyond Black & White titled “8 Ways Black Fathers Fail Their Children,” written by Nikole J. The article went on to list the ways black fathers are failing, from absenteeism to lack of estate planning. I wasn’t surprised by the…

The uproar over a Disney fairytale movie has just become asinine. I remember watching the original Disney’s Little Mermaid when I was younger. It was a fantastic cartoon with some of the most memorable songs in film history. I loved the movie but never thought about the lack of representation…

It’s less about Cleopatra and more about the depiction of Black Egyptians — The Arab world has an amazing culture and past. From bringing science and math to Europe, too contributing to the modernizing of society in Egypt. I do not want this article to be taken any way but stating facts that history, science proves the original Egyptians were black African. …