It seems like we can’t escape one day without another act of racism grabbing the headlines. If you have young children, it may be difficult to explain the systemic suffering our people have endured and how proud we should be to have arrived at this point in history. I mean, we do have a black family in the White House. But it wasn’t an easy road to this point. It was the … [Read more...]
This Black Woman Refuses to Date Within Her Own Race; Here’s Why Part 2
In Part 1, I shared the backstory that led to the writing of this article. And here, I'd like to expound. Interracial dating is a very sensitive subject. Our emotions are uniquely tied to our personal experiences. With this in mind, let me be clear: This article is not about whether or not a black woman should date outside of her race. This article is intended to probe … [Read more...]
5 Empowering Lessons on Being Black in America that We Must Teach Our Children
Before Ta-Nehisi Coates won the National Book Award, was named a MacArthur Genius, and had a New-York-Times-Bestselling Book, he was a father, and he was a son. In The Beautiful Struggle, he details growing up in Baltimore during the "Age of Crack" and his father’s fight to raise his seven children. In Between the World and Me, Mr. Coates writes a letter to his son … [Read more...]
Sex, Race, and Religion are All Fair Game in Will Packer’s New NBC Sitcom “Truth be Told”
By: Dwayna Clark Will Packer, well known producer of such block buster hits as About Last Night, Think Like a Man Too, No Good Deed, The Wedding Ringer and Ride Along 2, was joined by comedian Tone Bell to discuss their upcoming American comedy "Truth be Told" on October 15, 2015 at Atlanta's STK Restaurant and Tyler New Media was front and center for a chance at the inside … [Read more...]
Isn’t It Time We Actually Talked About This ‘Race’ Thing?
Since August 9, 2014, news outlets, Twitter feeds and Facebook timelines have been inundated with the news of 18-year-old Michael Brown being shot down in Ferguson, MO by a police officer. Michael Brown was unarmed. For a moment, let's forget about the fact that Mike Brown was black and the officer was white. For a moment, let's just understand that Mike was a kid on his way … [Read more...]
Are You Raising Your Children to Be Color Blind?
During an interview on his thoughts regarding the use of the N-word in the movie Django Unchained, Marlon Wayans shared that his children don’t see color. Marlon noted that his children have friends that are Asian, white, black, and Latino. “It’s a beautiful thing to see, so they don’t see race anymore,” he stated. The notion of raising children color blind is not … [Read more...]
Other Races Want To Know…
by Tiya Cunningham-Sumter Last week I had this great article in mind, but as my research began I was thrown off course by a few questions. The original post was aimed at discussing African-American children's hobbies and extracurricular activities. ABC World News reported that Blacks are 3 times more likely to drown than Whites and I wanted to learn more. But as I entered … [Read more...]
Parents Not Race Affect A Child’s Education
Last week I ran across an article in the Washington Post by a teacher. In this article T.C. Williams High School teacher Patrick Welsh explains why he believes that the biggest factor in the achievement gap is not just race but is instead the lack of a father in the homes of his students. From the article: My students knew intuitively that the reason they were lagging … [Read more...]