Well, this is interesting. A recent study conducted by the Pew Research Center, which explored Americans’ feelings about the country’s changing demographic, found that most Americans don’t even consider the President of the United States a black man. Challenging society’s long-standing “one drop rule,” the study’s findings showed that 52 percent of Americans consider Obama mixed-race. Read about it here…[HuffPost]
In yet another “We Didn’t Know Blackface Was Bad” case, two Catholic high school students on Long Island got themselves into hot water after posting an offensive photo on social media along with racist language. Just two days prior, two boys allegedly brought a Confederate flag to the same school. All four students have been expelled. Read about it here…[NBC]
So this happened. Federal investigators have uncovered evidence that Sallie Mae cheated active-duty soldiers on federal student loans. Which begs us to ask…what’s up with all those student loans millions of us are bogged down with? Read about it here…[HuffPost]
More than 170 ships and 512 divers have joined the search for the missing 287 people believed to be trapped in the South Korea ferry that capsized on Wednesday. Nine people are known dead. As of Thursday, at least 179 had been rescued. Read about it here…[CNN]
