One week after the trial, President Obama Speaks on Trayvon Martin. President Obama lays out the context for how African Americans view the case. Anyone who does not understand the African American context after this unscripted speech may be a lost cause. I’m sure President Obama’s opponents will only use this speech to block him from accomplishing some of his second term goals.
After doing some reading up on Black History I will no longer consider myself as a Black human being. I am African American. After reflecting on the actual meaning of the word black (vs the word white which is usually synonymous with clean and/or pure), I feel being called Black may be more detrimental to African Americans than being called a N***er. From birth we are called Black or referred to asREAD MORE
In light of Women's history month and last month's focus on Black History, Brooke Harris discusses the ministry of Jarena Lee - the first African American, female authorized to preach in the early African Methodist Episcopal Church.