The Hunger Games: Reprisal of the Mammy Figure
(SPOILER ALERT)
The mammy figure has been a constant figure in film, beginning with actress Jennie Lee as "Mammy" in the very...
LeVar Burton: Reading Rainbow & Roots Educate Youth
LeVar Burton thinks his purpose in life is to provide solutions to persisting educational crises in America. For 23 seasons, he...
Ethiopia: Study Shows Ancient DNA from Eurasia
Rebecca Morrelle of BBC Africa is reporting 3,000 years ago there was a huge wave of migration from Eurasia into Africa....
NAACP: Ala. Chapter Calls For Removal of Offensive Murals
Christina Colman of NewsOne is reporting that the Jefferson County, Alabama chapter of the NAACP is calling for the removal a...
Emmys 2015: Regina King and Viola Davis Win
A beautiful thing happened on the way to the Emmys. Just as those of us watching the 2015 Emmys were wondering...
Dr. Kirsten Pai Buick Earns 11th Driskell Prize
Touring the High Museum of Art with veteran artist, educator and historian Dr. David C. Driskell was a dream come true...
‘Motown 25’ Anniversary Special to Air on PBS
For the first time since its original telecast, the commemorative variety show, Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, is airing on PBS...
Dr. Richard D. Benson II: ‘Malcolm X Was An Educator’
Dr. Richard D. Benson II believes Malcolm X is barely acknowledged in writing and media as a preeminent educator and instructor....
MLK Day: Find a Service Project and Celebrate Dr. King
Today is a national holiday in the U.S. celebrating the life of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther, King, Jr. In...
George Stinney Jr. Exonerated: 14-Year-Old Executed for Crime is Cleared
NBC News is reporting that 70 years after South Carolina executed a 14-year-old boy so small he sat on a phone...
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