US President Joe Biden omits Dr. Seuss from Read Across America Day announcement, some say due to the author’s racially insensitive content
US President Joe Biden did not include Dr. Seuss in his announcement for the Read Across America Day, held annually on March 2, the author’s birthday. Some speculate this omission was due to the racially insensitive imagery in Seuss’s books.
A new study says the beads are likely from the 16th or 17th century
Ancient blue European beads found in Alaska are said to predate Columbus, but a controversial study says they are more likely to be from the 16th or 17th century.
[WATCH] “We are not a homogenous group”: INNterview with Professor Carl James on Africentric schools, educational reform for Black students
Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. — Langston Hughes, “Dreams” As our society adapts to what we call “the new normal,” it leads us to reflect on what we […]
Black Excellence: Eco-friendly entrepreneurs promote self-discovery in a candle
Two young Afro-Caribbean women turn lessons from elders into a flourishing business
[WATCH] Music video of strangers dancing in their windows connects us in a time of lockdown
The Neighbourhood Watch released a music video for their new song “20 year dream”
How to quit drinking coffee
Want to kick the coffee-drinking habit? Here are ways to kick that addictive black elixir to the curb, according to CNET.
Black Excellence: Programs empowering Black girls in STEM
These programs nurture young talent in STEM fields to close gender, diversity gap
BLM nominated for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize of 2021. BLM started in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer in the same year. Martin, who was just 17 at the time of his death, was an unarmed Black man from Florida, US. Since its launch, […]
Retail study finds BIPOC shoppers shoulder a ‘racial bias tax’
The metaphorical ‘tax’ is the experience burden that racialized customers suffer when shopping
Subway’s tuna sandwich doesn’t actually contain real tuna, according to a lawsuit
Something fishy is going on at Subway
