“My Mission Is To Humanize The People Of The City.” Lena Waithe Shares...
Master of None is a hilarious, but still severely slept on little show by comedian Aziz Ansari that tackles the experience of being a millennial American through the eyes of different cultures without...
View ArticleStudy Offers Insight on African-American Family Foundations
(thedailytell.com) — African history is deeply rooted in cultural traditions of communal life and mutual advancement. It seems that African-American family foundations share in this tradition of...
View ArticleKevin Powell on Community Building and Congressional Aspirations
The candidate talks life, politics and hope. The post Kevin Powell on Community Building and Congressional Aspirations appeared first on MadameNoire.
View ArticleBill Cosby on Education, Responsibility at Essence
(DailyComet.com) — Bill Cosby used his trademark humor and storytelling style to chide hundreds gathered Saturday at the Essence Music Festival’s empowerment seminars into talking to their children...
View ArticleAs Black Income Rises, So Does Our Break-Ups
How do we reverse the “Black Fallout?” We must get the message across that income is only a vessel to a destination. The post As Black Income Rises, So Does Our Break-Ups appeared first on MadameNoire.
View ArticleWith Advancement Has Come More Single Parent Black Households
In a recent article in The Washington Post, Colbert I. King ponders the idea of celebrating Black History Month at a time when we’re continuing to witness the disintegration of the Black family. “When...
View ArticleGroup Backs Away From Statement About Slavery’s Family Values
(Washington Post) — A socially conservative group has apologized for including a passage about slavery in a pledge it asked the Republican candidates to sign as a prerequisite for the group’s...
View ArticleMillion Father March Asks Dads to Take Kids to School
(Palm Beach Post) — A simple thing like taking your child to school can be a jumping-off point in becoming more active in a student’s education, said Ron Leonard, president of the Black Educators...
View ArticleHow Beyonce’s Pregnancy Is Being Used To Look Down Upon Single Mothers
by Charing Ball There is an interesting theory behind what caused the most recent East Coast earthquake, which is that when people, mostly black, first heard the rumor that Will and Jada Smith had...
View Article9 Black Sitcoms That Defied Preconceived Notions Of The African-American Family
These black sitcoms broke the mold by showing healthy families with a socioeconomic status to match. The post 9 Black Sitcoms That Defied Preconceived Notions Of The African-American Family appeared...
View ArticlePaternity Fraud: If A Man Grows Close To A Child He Finds Out Is Not His,...
Should they still be expected to provide financial or at least emotional support? The post Paternity Fraud: If A Man Grows Close To A Child He Finds Out Is Not His, Should He Still Provide For Them?...
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