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From Awareness to Action: A Guide to Closing the Racial Wealth Gap for Blacks

From Awareness to Action: A Guide to Closing the Racial Wealth Gap for Blacks ~ What Blacks must do to start closing the racial wealth gap! ‍Image Source: Pexels ‍As a student of the Black experience in America, I’ve always been aware of the racial wealth gap. It’s a problem …

Breaking the Cycle of African American Adolescent & Young Adult Male Violence through Proper Racial Socialization

Breaking the Cycle of African American Adolescent & Young Adult Male Violence through Proper Racial Socialization ‍Image Source: Unsplash ‍Having logged countless hours of research and program development and implementation to address the enigmatic issues plaguing the Black community, I am keenly cognizant of the struggles that come with growing …

Father Facetimed Ex While Killing Their Daughter

Father Facetimed Ex While Killing Their Daughter | Who is Kairsten Watson, and what has she said about the death of her daughter Zevaya Marie? By Summer Raemason,1 day ago | Courtesy of ABC13 & The US Sun Why Racial Socialization Is So Vital for Black Males! I recently published a …

Eliminating the Black-White Wealth Gap: A Generational Challenge

Eliminating the Black-White Wealth Gap: A Generational Challenge It is time to talk about closing the racial wealth gap. The importance of household wealth has become abundantly clear during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wealth is the difference between what families own—for instance, their savings and checking accounts, retirement savings, houses, and …

Black Youth Are Being Targeted and Our Reponse Must Be Decisive & Radical

Black Youth Are Being Targeted | Our response must be decisive & radical! Okay, I need five people willing to make a one-time donation of $500. Yes, I know $500 is not pocket change, but we are at a crossroads, and our boys are being targeted more now than ever. …

Unpacking Dark Matter: Childhood Sexual Abuse in the Black Community (Part 2)

Unpacking Dark Matter: Childhood Sexual Abuse in the Black Community ~ Confronting the 10-Ton Elephant in the Room! In this second installment of Unpacking Dark Matter: Childhood Sexual Abuse, we delve deeper into the force and destruction levied against sexual abuse victims and the Black collective, as a whole, when …

Moving Beyond Integration and Acceptance to Build Black

“If you don’t understand white supremacy/racism, everything that you do understand will only confuse you..” ~ Neely Fuller Jr. You see, most people confuse racism with bigotry — leading them to believe that acceptance by the dominant group will alleviate the pressure. However, bigotry and hatred have an emotional center …

Twitter Is Rallying Behind Black Female Journalists After Trump’s ‘Loser’ Comment

MEDIA  11/09/2018 03:15 pm ET Updated 1 day ago | Courtesy of Huffington Post Twitter Is Rallying Behind Black Female Journalists After Trump’s ‘Loser’ Comment “45 is finishing off another week attacking Black women journalists,” wrote New York Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke. “When will it end?” By Kimberley Richards People on social …

Bill Cosby, Kanye, and Candace ~ The Colonizers and the Colonized Mindset

Bill Cosby, Kanye, and Candace ~ The Colonizers and the Colonized Mindset   To say that this past week was filled with distractions would be a gross understatement. First, rapper, Meek Mills, was released from Prison following a much-publicized and highly organized effort supported by deep pockets and big names. …

Tennessee Has Fined Residents Nearly $100,000, Just For Braiding Hair

MAR 13, 2018 @ 09:30 AM 137,279 | Courtesy of Forbes Tennessee Has Fined Residents Nearly $100,000, Just For Braiding Hair   When people ask me why is it so difficult for Blacks to close the wealth gap between the Black collective and Whites, I point first to the obvious. It …