Our home and native land? The ‘paralyzing fear’ of being East Asian amid a year of anti-Asian racism in Canada
East Asians report physical assault, racial slurs, being told they are unwelcome — in their own country.
Amazon redesigns “Hitleresque” logo
eCommerce giant Amazon has amended its mobile app logo that prompted some internet users to draw comparisons with the leader of the Third Reich. The pictorial mark featured a package with the Amazon smile motif and a strip of blue packing tape, which some said resembled the toothbrush moustache Adolf Hitler wore. Following customer feedback, […]
Bibbidi-bobbidi-bogus: How Disney’s performative diversity campaign is another example of corporate hypocrisy
As Disney+ vigorously restricts old films with racist imagery, it neglects its own internal diversity
21-year-old youth leader opens school in Albany to teach boys about life
King Randall is the founder of The X For Boys, an organization that looks to mentor, educate, and empower boys while providing them with the tools for success
#ChooseToChallenge: How you can observe the 110th International Women’s Day
“From challenge comes change, so let’s all choose to challenge.”
Black Excellence: How one man’s bravery encourages truthful exchange about race in Canada
“We will never conquer what we are unwilling to confront.”
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
