In an effort to tackle discrimination, racism and the war on drugs, Attorney General Eric Holder is making a move to shorten sentences in federal drug cases, a Justice Department official said. The plan would cut prison terms for many drug convicts by an average of nearly a year. Holder plans to announce his endorsement of […]
Forget systematic racism and discrimination. Lazy men are to blame for poverty in the inner city. Which for House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) is totally a code word for men of color living in the inner city. During an appearance on Bill Bennett’s Morning in America to preview his upcoming legislative proposals for reforming America’s poverty programs, […]
Looks like some false perceptions are in fact reality for much of America. A study published in the latest Journal of Personality and Social Psychology reveals that police officers are less likely to view young black boys as innocent as opposed to their white counterparts. Seriously, tell us something we don’t know. Atiba Goff, author and professor […]
Today in “Stories From Florida” we have a Florida city so corrupt that state officials are trying to abolish it (I mean, the mayor was just recently arrested for selling oxycodone) and a proposed bill that would jail bullies for a year, but leave the George Zimmerman’s of the world free. The Little Corrupt City […]
We’ve all seen how serious it can get on professional basketball courts when players are indulging in a little healthy competition, but things took a turn for the worse during a semifinal Westchester County Center game in New York State. The Mahopac School District has suspended three students, with the intention of suspending more, after they […]
Few know that Jim Crow America saw a wealthy black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Few know that there was a place called “Black Wall Street.“ And very few textbooks detail the destruction of that black community in 1921 — not at the hands of the members of the community as media would later report, but […]
For Ray L. Jasper III, empathy could change the world. In a letter that he identified could be his “final statement on earth,” the death row inmate who will soon be executed by the state of Texas writes: Empathy breeds proper judgement. Sympathy breeds sorrow. Contempt breeds arrogance. Neither are proper judgements because they’re based […]
Racism is alive and well all over the world and finding new ways to affect its victims. According to a new study, there are a lot of new reasons more and more people have been classified as obese and racism may be one of them, as scientists found that women who are more frequently victimized […]
On Thursday, President Barack Obama launched a new initiative to provide greater opportunities for young men of color — a direct response to the challenges minorities face from a president criticized for often avoiding the issue. Dubbed “My Brother’s Keeper,” the new initiative will partner the White House with businesses, nonprofits and foundations to address […]
Who gave this lady a mic? Fresh from her summer scandal (after admitting she used the n-word), the former Food Network chef who has an affinity for slave-themed weddings is ruffling feathers yet again. Paula Deen, who received $75 million in funding for a brand new TV show, told People in a recent interview that her […]
After pressure from major corporations, the NFL and politicians, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed SB1062, or the controversial “right-to-discriminate” bill, which would have allowed businesses to discriminate against gays for religious reasons. “I call them as I see them, despite the cheers or the boos from the crowd,” Brewer said, criticizing what she described as a “broadly […]
With pressure mounting, corporations balking and politicians chastising Arizona over their “right-to-discriminate” bill, talk that Super Bowl XLIX may be pulled from the state is becoming more real. The 2015 Super Bowl is currently scheduled to be held in Glendale’s University of Phoenix Stadium. The Republican-backed bill, also known as SB1062, was the first of its […]
