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This Teen Could Have Had A Sweet 16 Party, But She Did Something Incredible...
On Dec. 13, 2014, Nubia Wilson turned 16. But instead of celebrating with a glamorous Sweet 16 birthday party, the California teen dedicated this milestone to improving the lives of orphans in...
View ArticleWriters of Color Need Something More
When I was workshopping my first novel, a gringa told me my main character, India, wasn’t believable. “She talks like Margaret Thatcher but she’s a Latina from Brooklyn. It doesn’t fit.” I never told...
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The Media vs. the Movement: 3 Ways the ‘New York Times’ Completely...
Recently the New York Times published the latest in its series of sub-par articles on the current racial justice movement. Like its predecessors, this installment, “Protesters Out to Reclaim King’s...
View ArticleBarry Levinson Blames Hollywood’s Diversity Problem On Our Education System
Critics have been furious since the Academy Award nominations were released last week, rendering this year the whitest Oscars since 1998. Many blame the Academy for failing to recognize more actors of...
View ArticleWorkers Sue McDonald’s For Discrimination, Opening New Front In Franchise Fight
A group of former McDonald’s workers from Virginia are suing their stores for racial discrimination and sexual harassment — and they’re taking the rare step of naming the world’s foremost fast-food...
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Spurs Guard Danny Green Paid A Subtle, Touching Tribute To Stuart Scott...
San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Danny Green paid a subtle but touching tribute to the late Stuart Scott during a game against the Chicago Bulls Thursday night. Green wore a pair of custom-made shoes...
View ArticleDiversity In The Classroom: How To Solve The Black Male Teacher Shortage
America’s K-12 students have never been more diverse, with students of color now outnumbering white students. But that diversity ends at the front of the classroom. As a group, U.S. teachers are still...
View ArticleNew Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward Targeted For Gentrification: ‘It’s Going To...
Kim Ford never expected to see her neighborhood like this, still struggling nine and a half years after Hurricane Katrina. Katrina displaced Ford’s family for months. Her house was flooded; she and...
View ArticleA Tale Of Two Movements
Today is the 42nd anniversary of the historic Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision that opened the door for legal access to abortion in the United States. In the decades since, particularly in the last...
View ArticleIMAX CEO: ‘Oscars’ Nominating Process May Be Dated’
There seems to be one Oscars grievance that all critics share: “Selma” didn’t get the nominations it deserved. The film’s director (Ava DuVernay), star (David Oyelowo), editor (Spencer Averick) and...
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