In her bio on Essence, Krug called herself “an unrepentant and unreformed child of the hood” and said she is “boricua,” which means Puerto Rican, The Washington Post noted. Krug’s posts appear to have been taken down from the site. … [Read more...] about African American history professor admits she lied by saying she was Black for years
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Chiefs called on to raise African American flag in addition to social justice messages
“Some great things can come out of this. It’s just that it’s going to take great people to make it happen,” he said, according to the station. “Clark Hunt is apparently a great person because he put together a great team. And that’s all we are trying to do is put together the right team so America and Black America can work together to do what we need to do.” … [Read more...] about Chiefs called on to raise African American flag in addition to social justice messages
Cal Thomas: Trump and African-Americans – these are the actions he must take now
In his Charlotte speech, Donald Trump said: "Enough waiting. The time is now. There is nothing we cannot accomplish. There is no task or project too great. There is no dream outside of our reach. Everywhere I go in this country, all I see is untapped potential waiting to be set free. And maybe the greatest of that potential is in the African-American communities." … [Read more...] about Cal Thomas: Trump and African-Americans – these are the actions he must take now
Florida city repeals ‘saggy pants’ law critics claimed unfairly targeted African Americans
“As of today, we still have our young men walking around with saggy, baggy pants,” Burke said. “If y’all see fit to do away with it and just continue to let our young Black men walk around into our buildings like that ... then so be it.” … [Read more...] about Florida city repeals ‘saggy pants’ law critics claimed unfairly targeted African Americans
Problem for capitalism: Few Black Americans run regulatory agencies
The lack of diversity in the upper ranks of financial regulators means that Black Americans have been largely excluded from crucial decisions in America's capitalist system, on everything from regulating banks and deciding how capital is distributed to implementing sweeping legislation like the Fair Housing Act and Dodd-Frank. … [Read more...] about Problem for capitalism: Few Black Americans run regulatory agencies
