What we NOT gon' do is provide a playground for white supremacists everywhere to like, comment, share and say 'Look! Even the BLACK PEOPLE are saying it! How could it be racist NOW?!' And that is what you've done, Buzzfeed.
When it comes to lifelong proof that one's words matches his intentions, it's evident that Bernie Sanders is the best choice to serve as the next president of the United States -- especially for African Americans.
Rihanna was once the world's preeminent pop star. And yes, I use past tense. Despite having her hit "Work" firmly ensconced at number one for the past two months, a stat that ties her with the Beatles as second only to Mariah Carey for most weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Rihanna has recently transcended pop stardom.
I've been very vocal about the lack of diverse faces and voices in the travel industry as a whole (see this post for one of...
For the six months that I wore my hair curly, I felt confident. I felt like I had been a one-girl revolution who walked with purpose, making a statement with every step. But when I wore my hair straight, I felt safe. What's the difference?
How can medical professionals address the needs of a rapidly diversifying population, when we cannot address prejudice within our own community?
We should have the quality of life that our counterparts in civilized quarters enjoy without contemplation. And when that's not provided we should be willing to fight for it. Boko Haram is winning the war on terror and the new president, Muhammadu Buhari who swore to defeat them has failed.
Two years on, and their parents still wake up each morning not knowing whether their daughters are alive or dead, married or single or violated as slaves. They surely deserve more than a forlorn hope. The girls are now a symbol of our apparent weakness to protect young lives.
While our lives were being slaughtered, at least somewhere in the United States, elections were being won. And in exchange, 800,000-1,000,000 casualties of black lives that apparently did not matter more than mid-term elections were lost.
So you are ready to have a nightcap with your boo but there's one problem - you just washed your hair! Don't let the idea of ruining your twist-out, 'fro or locs prevent you from engaging in extracurricular adult activities.
The data doesn't lie. Silicon Valley and the tech industry have a diversity/inclusion problem. When it comes to access to capital, most investment firms and teams, and the companies that receive investment, are led by Whites.
There is always a way to go to school. Prepare early for future success by placing importance on academics, participating in activities inside and outside the classroom and seeking leadership roles. By doing so, students can set themselves up for success, now and in the future.
I was one of the women who tried to stand up to reality TV star and Skinny Girl Vodka founder, Bethenny Frankel, at a women's entrepreneurial summit over the weekend. And was silenced.
Daring to go against the norm was nerve-wracking, however, having the opportunity to open this new door of queer representation, on my campus, overpowered all of my doubts.
reddie Gray made me proud of my city, we all joined together for a common case and weathered the storm together. We showed the world just what was happening in Baltimore. Maybe much hasn't changed, but we are still here.
With today's release of Hamilton: The Revolution, the story of Lin-Manuel Miranda's record-shattering, boundary-breaking and (assumedly) Tony-sweeping musical comes full circle -- from book, to mixtape, to play, to book.
The irony of being forced to change our aesthetic to be deemed 'professional' in the workplace as trends that started in our communities walk down runways and grace the pages of international publications attached to fair skin, slim bodies and straight hair could not be any clearer.
Hillary's comment holds more significance than simply referring to gang members. Referring to black kids as super-predators back then is like how people use "thug" now. It was used to justify mass incarceration for many addicts and small dose marijuana users, not dealers.
Black people know the condescension of a resume check. We know what it is to have a white person signal their confusion over our status or success. These sorts of microaggressions are ways of pointing out the superiority of the dominant group. Ways of saying we don't belong.