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Why I Won’t Sign the Trayvon Martin Petitions on Facebook
First of all like most humans I am truly sorry for the loss of Trayvon Martin. My prayers go out to his family and to the countless nameless others who like Trayvon have been killed because they are black. It … Continue reading
A Welcome Increase in Interracial Marriages
Thankfully, Americans are increasingly accepting interracial marriage. It wasn’t until 1967 that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in Loving v. Virginia, that laws banning interracial marriage were unconstitutional. Since then, interracial marriages have become much more common, and the stigma … Continue reading
Let’s Cheer the Desegregation of Neighborhoods
Here is an encouraging fact to celebrate during Black History Month: Residential segregation is a thing of the past. Racial segregation between blacks and whites has declined for four consecutive decades, according to a study based on census records through … Continue reading
It’s not easy being a black atheist. “Less than one-half of a percent of African-Americans identify themselves as atheists, compared with 1.6 percent of the total population,” the New York Times noted in a feature story on Nov. 25. “Black … Continue reading
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Black History Month Has Degenerated into a Farce
February is Black History Month and is no longer serving its intended purpose. It has turned into a mundane, meaningless and commercialized farce. Some folks pay only perfunctory lip service to the month. The celebration was started in 1926 by … Continue reading
WHAT MLK DAY MEANS TO ME
Martin Luther King Day is much more than a holiday. I often wonder what those who didn’t know the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. think of the man and the holiday. I don’t have that problem. I am a … Continue reading
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Here are answers to 10 Kwanzaa questions
1. What language is the word Kwanzaa from? Swahili, also known as Kiswahili, the largest spoken language on the African continent. Kwanza, with one “a,” literally means “first fruit.” Many African countries have celebrations of the first harvest of the … Continue reading
Black atheists should be welcomed
It’s not easy being a black atheist. “Less than one-half of a percent of African-Americans identify themselves as atheists, compared with 1.6 percent of the total population,” the New York Times noted in a feature story on Nov. 25. “Black … Continue reading
November is National Adoption Month
By Akilah Bolden-Monifa November is National Adoption Month, a good occasion for dispelling the myths and eliminating the stigmas that still surround adoption. The late Steve Jobs was the product of an open adoption. He was taunted by other children, … Continue reading
Kobe Bryant needs to do more to rectify gay slu
By Akilah Bolden-Monifa, April 20, 2011 During a game on April 12, Bryant was hit with a technical foul, and he responded by calling the referee a derogatory name for a gay man (hereinafter referred to as the “F” word). … Continue reading
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