Addy (the Slave Doll): Teaching History or Making a Mockery?
Slave themed doll is causing controversy. Is it helping children learn about the African American heritage or making light of the past?
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Paula Deen Says Nigger: Who’s Surprised!
Celebrity chef Paula Deen has a mess she needs to clean up. Allegedly A deposition was obtained Wednesday in which she admits to saying nigger. The National Enquirer first reported Deen’s deposition, in which she responds to recent allegations of racism in the workplace and admits to using the N-word and expressing a wish for […]
The “Free Sweetie” Campaign
Sweetie Hughes Responds to Rickey Smiley’s #FREESWEETIE Campaign Atlanta radio personality Rickey Smiley launched the #freesweetie campaign on Feb. 16, after speaking with Atlanta’s “realest” housewife Nene Leakes. Leakes famously alluded to Hughes’s bondage in a heated argument with fellow Housewife of Atlanta, Kim Zolciak; “You think you can talk to people like a […]
First African American Psychiatrist: Solomon Carter Fuller
Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller (1872–1953) was a pioneering African-American psychiatrist who made significant contributions to the study of Alzheimer’s disease. He was born in Liberia, the son of a previously enslaved African who had purchased his freedom and emigrated there. He graduated from Boston University School of Medicine, which as a homeopathic institution, was open to […]
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