Whenever I hear someone say that there should not be a Black History Month, I get upset. Why? First of all, Black History Month ain’t hurting nobody. What we need to do is get rid of Columbus Day or Thanksgiving! Secondly, Black Americans don’t have much that we claim as…
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The Half Series – When Black People Look White (1 of 3)
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes, 7 seconds. Contains 1024 words The Half Series is a three part series about colorism. Since writing this series I have learned that colorism is defined as prejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or…
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The Half Series – When Black People Look White (3 of 3)
The Half Series Finale Here are the final guesses on Katie Burrell’s ethnic background as of Sunday, June 13th, 2010: White/Black 31.3% Hispanic/Black 11.1% Arabic/Black 10.1% Asian/Black 8.1% None of the Above 18.2% I Don’t Know 21.2% Katie Burrell in Her Own Words I’m half Arab and half Black. I…
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The Half Series – When Black People Look White (2 of 3)
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes, 35 seconds. Contains 919 words PART TWO Most of you are guessing that Katie’s ethnic background is Black and White. Keep on guessing. The truth will be revealed in the third and final installment of this series along with an exclusive interview with Katie. Biracial?…
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A Day In The Life of Being Called a Nigger
I was driving in downtown Flint today and there were many streets blocked off because of The Crim race. I could not make a left turn so I proceeded to go straight. A woman in a van behind me was upset, and to be honest that’s fine. I understood the…