Race

The recent passing of Tina Turner brings to attention some of the struggles which he endured in her lifetime and how those struggles shaped who she was. Tina Turner was born Anna Mae Bullock on November 26, 1939, in Nutbush, Tennessee. She was the youngest of three children and had…

Never in history have an oppressed people liberated themselves being simply ignoring the oppression that they have endured, yet this is precisely what Morgan Freeman suggested that African Americans should do. He suggested that we get rid of racism simply not talking about it. In the interview, Morgan Freeman…

Kanye West isn’t the only person who supports a group that despises him — Some stories are so insane they make your brain ache. Case in point, J’den McAdory, a Maryland gun enthusiast and Trump supporter, who recently displayed his love of weaponry by parading his AR-15 in front of a school. Now, it’s bad enough that an African American supports a movement headed…

What’s wrong with me? — As I mentioned in a prior article, I’m a true crime junkie. I enjoy listening to several different YouTubers talk about true crime cases, and I often find myself listening without the video because I’m listening while I’m at work or doing chores at home. One day I was in…

In a media which is largely dominated by white images, it is not easy to find proper black representation in the popular culture. This often results in a situation where some of us settle for whatever representation we can find, even if that representation simply amounts to blackwashing white figures. …

Nas has been at the center of the latest controversy over race in ancient Egypt. The controversy in question was sparked by a European art exhibit which used his likeness in a statue which was inspired by King Tut. …

Race, skin color and colorism in Ghana is constantly front and center — Monday, 29 May 2023 By: TB Obwoge Several Africans have said there are, ‘No Black People in Africa”, also adding that I’m not called white because of my skin color but because of my mannerisms. …

What is a Womanist? ChatGPT Womanism is a social and cultural movement that emerged within the context of black feminism, primarily in the United States. Coined by writer and activist Alice Walker in 1983, womanism seeks to address the unique experiences and struggles of black women that may not be fully…

I recently read a piece by Nicholas Sheppard titled: “‘Crazy town of relativism’: Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra disaster is a symptom of Hollywood’s wider vanity project.” The article was one of many which have denounced Netflix’s Cleopatra series. Sheppard wrirtes: Hollywood has always been beset with struggles and tensions around representation. …