by Candace | Sep 30, 2016 | Blog
Whitewashing is a dirty word in modern day America. During a time of increased scrutiny on police brutality and race relations in the US hitting a low not seen since the Watts riots, bringing up something as innocuous as a fictional film might seem petty. However for...
by Candace | Sep 29, 2016 | Blog
In light of recent political unrest and protesting, a recent study has shed more light on the difficulties African-Americans have in obtaining mortgages for their homes. The report was released by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, a consumer advocacy...
by Candace | Sep 28, 2016 | Celebrities
Most basketball fans know Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich is man of few words so you would think he wouldn’t have much to say when asked what he thought about Colin Kaepernick’s silent protest. He responded, “What’s really interesting is the people that jump right away to...
by Candace | Sep 28, 2016 | Blog
We have been talking about the injustice system for several years. We are tired of talking about racial profiling and blatant disregard for black lives by police. We’ve been talking this same talk for far too long. This story sounds a lot different coming from child....
by Candace | Sep 26, 2016 | Blog
Clinton, Iowa woman stabbed in the face by a racist white man. Shakra Simpson said she’s scarred for life after her encounter with Samuel Cheatheam. The man was kicked out of bar down the street from her house for using racial slurs. Afterward he approached two black...
by Candace | Sep 26, 2016 | Blog
Yet another black man ends up in the morgue after a deadly encounter with police. Tawon Boyd of Baltimore called the police asking for medical assistance and for that he was literally beaten to death. The family’s attorney, Latoya Francis-Williams, reported that Boyd...
by Candace | Sep 22, 2016 | Blog
AirBnB landed in some hot water earlier this year. After a lawsuit that alleged AirBnB hosts were discriminating against minority guests, a flood of accusations began to come forward. Hosts on the platform were accused of declining rental applications to minority...
by Candace | Sep 22, 2016 | Blog
Colin Kaepernick ruffled a lot of feathers when he decided to sit during the national anthem. Since his protest athletes everywhere have joined him in solidarity, acknowledging that there is a problem in this country that we need to take a serious look at. Last night...
by Candace | Sep 22, 2016 | Blog
Miss District of Columbia, Cierra Jackson, in the Miss America pageant was urged to wear anything but her natural hair in this competition. Some thought that straightening her hair would increase her chances of winning the competition but Jackson had other plans....
by Candace | Sep 21, 2016 | Blog
I literally cried yesterday after watching Terence Crutcher be shot and killed. The worst part of it all is knowing that his car stopped on him and instead of the police approaching him and seeing if he had or called triple A, they approached him with aggression....
