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Michelle Obama’s Brother Craig Robinson and His Wife Sues Milwaukee School Over Kids’ Expulsion

Atiya JordanApril 20, 2022April 20, 2022

by Atiya JordanApril 20, 2022April 20, 20221508

Craig Robinson, and his wife, Kelly Robinson, are suing a private school in Milwaukee that expelled their two young sons after raising racial and socio-economic concerns....

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Hospital Admits Black Doctor Received ‘Lack of Empathy and Compassion’ From Staff During COVID Treatment

Jeroslyn JohnsonMay 18, 2021May 18, 2021

by Jeroslyn JohnsonMay 18, 2021May 18, 20212914

Hospital Admits Black Doctor Received 'Lack of Empathy and Compassion' From Staff During COVID Treatment...

Lifestyle

Star Wars Stormtrooper ‘Blackwash Rage’ Strikes Back

Samara LynnDecember 22, 2015April 12, 2019

by Samara LynnDecember 22, 2015April 12, 20191720

The controversy over the casting of John Boyega, a black British actor, as a Stormtrooper and one of the lead actors in Star Wars is...

Lifestyle

Does Racism Impact the Way Reviewers Rate TV Shows?

Britta DarlingOctober 2, 2015September 28, 2017

by Britta DarlingOctober 2, 2015September 28, 2017540

Thereâ€™s a pattern of racial bias when it comes to reviewing TV shows and when 88% of viewers trust online reviews as much as a...

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President Obama Invites Ahmed Mohamed to the White House

Sonja MackSeptember 16, 2015September 16, 2015

by Sonja MackSeptember 16, 2015September 16, 2015368

The 14-year-old 9th grader in Irving, Texas, was arrested yesterday for bringing a homemade clock to school. One of his teachers mistook it for a...

Technology

(Part 2) Veteran Tech CEOs Tell Stories of Bias in Silicon Valley

Marcia Wade TalbertAugust 26, 2015September 28, 2017

by Marcia Wade TalbertAugust 26, 2015September 28, 2017585

Successful African American founders and CEOs of tech companies talk about real and perceived bias they've experienced in the industry....

Technology

(Part I) Veteran Tech CEOs Tell Stories of Bias in Silicon Valley

Marcia Wade TalbertAugust 19, 2015September 28, 2017

by Marcia Wade TalbertAugust 19, 2015September 28, 2017478

Two veteran tech company CEOs talk about the racial discrimination they've faced in the tech community...

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[STUDY] Racial Segregation in Suburbia Still High in US

Janell HazelwoodAugust 12, 2015August 14, 2015

by Janell HazelwoodAugust 12, 2015August 14, 2015234

Though segregation has decreased in metropolitan areas, it remains in other ways; especially in suburban U.S. communities....

The Truth About Our Differences

Dale CoachmanJune 15, 2010November 14, 2017

by Dale CoachmanJune 15, 2010November 14, 20177488

Cultural Anthropologists Thomas Kochman and Jean Mavrelis have worked as diversity consultants since the inception of the field with Kochmanâ€™s first book in 1981, Black...

News Roundup

BlackEnterprise.comJune 26, 2009November 25, 2017

by BlackEnterprise.comJune 26, 2009November 25, 2017352

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