“11 Major Misconceptions About the Black Lives Matter Movement”

“this new movement’s penchant for disruptive protest and impassioned public speeches about persistent racial inequality have been disconcerting to many Americans who wonder what the end-game is for this new generation of…

“What A “Racebent” Hermione Granger Really Represents”

“As I grew up I stopped comparing myself as much to Hollywood actors and tried to train myself out of seeing white as the default for fictional characters.
Call it maturation, call it learning to love myself, call it education…

“An African Artist Thanks Taylor Swift For Her ‘Wildest Dreams’ “

“The first time I saw it, I thought of my late grandma, and how she would have reacted to it. Like me, I think she would have loved it, because she was proudly African. I love that you showed how beautiful our…

“Whatever Happened to German America?”

“At the turn of the last century, Germans were the predominant ethnic group in the United States — some eight million people, out of a population of 76 million. New York City had one of the world’s largest German-speaking populations, trailing only Berlin and…

“African Immigrants Lead With The Highest Academic Achievements In The US”

“In an analysis of Census Bureau data by the Journal of Blacks in higher education, African immigrants to the United States were found more likely to be college educated than any other immigrant group…

“Redlining: Still a thing”

“Neighborhoods were ranked and color-coded, and the D-rated ones — shunned for their “inharmonious” racial groups — were typically outlined in red.

This government practice was swiftly adopted by private banks, too, during an era of massive homeownership…

“The Case for Black Doctors”

“Black patients, compared with those of other races, tend to be far less trusting of physicians and their medical advice. Much of this is rooted in a dark history of experimentation on black people without their consent (the four-decade-long Tuskegee syphilis study is the most…

“We Cannot Remember a Day of Infamy While Forgetting its Racist Aftermath”

“The bombing of Pearl Harbour was not only a horrific attack that killed both American military personnel and civilians, but it sparked an immediate and aggressive racial fear and intolerance for…

“The Disproportionate Risks of Driving While Black”

“Here in North Carolina’s third-largest city, officers pulled over African-American drivers for traffic violations at a rate far out of proportion with their share of the local driving population. They used their discretion to search black…