Posts Tagged: Black Americans

I Am Somebody!

“I am—Somebody!I may be poor, but I am—Somebody!I may be young, but I am—Somebody!I may be on welfare, but I am—Somebody!I may be small, but I am—Somebody!I may have made mistakes, but I am—Somebody!My clothes are different,My face is different,My

I Am Somebody!

“I am—Somebody!I may be poor, but I am—Somebody!I may be young, but I am—Somebody!I may be on welfare, but I am—Somebody!I may be small, but I am—Somebody!I may have made mistakes, but I am—Somebody!My clothes are different,My face is different,My

Lois Lane Black Like Me

Imagine today an award-winning white reporter from a big city newspaper posing as an African American for an investigative piece. Would New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman be willing to don blackface in the hopes of scoring a Pulitzer prize?

Lois Lane Black Like Me

Imagine today an award-winning white reporter from a big city newspaper posing as an African American for an investigative piece. Would New York Times journalist Maggie Haberman be willing to don blackface in the hopes of scoring a Pulitzer prize?

Vintage school book illustration Policeman

A Primer on Police and White Privilege

White children learn early on the policeman is your friend. He keeps us safe. It is their truth. But the truth is often skewed, as simplistic  as these vintage school book illustrations. The truth is as simple as black and

Vintage school book illustration Policeman

A Primer on Police and White Privilege

White children learn early on the policeman is your friend. He keeps us safe. It is their truth. But the truth is often skewed, as simplistic  as these vintage school book illustrations. The truth is as simple as black and