Per Bossip, Nels Abbey, a writer for the Guardian who is also Black, recently called out Heinz for its new billboard that he saw while waiting at a London train station. He snapped a photo of it and tweeted it with the caption that read in part, “Believe it or not, Black girls have Dads […]
(BPRW) Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Moves 2025 Convention From Orlando, FL due to Governor DeSantis’ Harmful, Racist, and Insensitive Policies Against The Black Community General President Lonzer’s Announcement Amplifies Current Convention Theme of Strengthening the Brotherhood and Standing for Social Justice (Black PR Wire) DALLAS, TX – Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. General President Dr. Willis, […]
Alpha Phi Alph joins other national Black groups in canceling conventions in Florida or condemning the DeSantis administration’s policies, especially the recent ratification of the state’s Black American history standards. “Although we are moving our convention from Florida, Alpha Phi Alpha will continue to support the strong advocacy of Alpha Brothers and other advocates fighting […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A teacher has resigned from a North Carolina charter school after telling Black students in her class that if not for the Constitution, they would be her “field slaves,” a comment that one parent said brought attention to other racist incidents at the school. Winterville Charter Academy sent a memo which […]
A Louisiana school bus driver is no longer employed, after she was captured on video making racially insensitive remarks toward George Floyd to an 11-year-old student on her bus. The incident was sent to the school system last week by Rose Gabriel, who became aware of it after her son Rashad told that his white […]
Dr. Seuss Enterprises has announced that it will stop publishing six of its books because of racist and insensitive imagery. The six books include And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, If I Ran the Zoo, McElligot’s Pool, On Beyond Zebra!, Scrambled Eggs Super! and The Cat’s Quizzer. “These books portray people in ways that […]