School Daze
I personally thought School Daze was an amazing movie for quite a few reasons. The first reason being that I love Spike Lee’s...
Why I Don't Stand for the National Anthem
Recently, news outlets and social media have been bombarded with the controversy that has been surrounding the National Anthem. Many...
We Are the Same
In this photo, you can see a little boy touching President Barack Obama’s hair. Just by looking at this photo, you may wonder why this...
Starts at the beginning
I have said all this to say, it starts at the beginning. The way to uplift the race is to teach our children to value themselves. We as a...
Never Be
To white America, Black is Black. They don’t see skin tone or hair. They don’t see the clothes we wear. We change our walk, we change our...
Seventh Ward Passe Blanc
In my hometown of New Orleans, there is a long history of discrimination by skin color. The neighborhood of the Seventh Ward of New...
JIGGA-BOO VS WANNA BE
I hadn't seen the movie in such a long time. As a child, this movie was just entertaining, but now watching it at an older age, I see a...
Speaking Out While Being Black
Recently, I came across a situation that I found to be very interesting and a direct representation of how African-Americans are treated...
Oppressing White America
This is gong to be a response post to one of my classmate's blog entries. @magnificentmelanin7 shared this short and powerful quote, and...
Looking the Part
When you view the photo above, you may think that this is an African American woman. However, this woman is actually Caucasian. This...
