The Articles and Research page is for those of you who feel ill-informed on the issues discussed on the site. The news articles are meant to help you gain the proper perspective on the issue at hand. If you have come across any articles you feel could contribute to the conversation please submit it to Us. We attempt to stay neutral and offer as many perspectives on these issues as reported on by legit publication.
THE REPARATIONS SECTION
Six Questions About Slavery Reparations, Answered — By: Breeanna Hare & Doug Chriss https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/15/us/slavery-reparations-explanation-trnd/index.html
Reparations: A View from Both Sides — By: Emahunn Campbell & Robert Wilkes https://dividedwefall.com/2020/08/30/reparations/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA0MD_BRCTARIsADXoopYpf6X_nGX3XULdinh4lsO1UQ72FLAtzmieG80w3cj9XYvJVk9cj08aAmvTEALw_wcB
The Case for Reparations — By: Ta-Nehisi Coates https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/06/the-case-for-reparations/361631/
—————————————————————————–
THE GENTRIFICATION SECTION
A Gentler Way to Gentrify? — By: Stefanos Chen https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/16/realestate/developers-try-gentler-gentrification.html
This Is What Happens After a Neighborhood Gets Gentrified — By: Richard Florida https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/09/this-is-what-happens-after-a-neighborhood-gets-gentrified/432813/
There Goes the Neighborhood: Exposing the Relationship Between Gentrification and Incarceration — By: Casey Kellogg https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1031&context=themis
—————————————————————————–
THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION SECTION
The Changing Meaning of Affirmative Action Better Together? Interracial Relationships and Depressive Symptoms — By: Louis Menand https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/01/20/have-we-outgrown-the-need-for-affirmative-action
5 Reasons to Support Affirmative Action in College Admission — By: Conner Maxwell & Sara Garcia https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2019/10/01/471085/5-reasons-support-affirmative-action-college-admissions/
Questioning the Rationale for Affirmative Action — By: Abigail Thernstrom Ph.D. https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/questioning-rationale-affirmative-action/2014-06
—————————————————————————–
THE INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE SECTION
Better Together? Interracial Relationships and Depressive Symptoms — By: Jaclyn S. Wong & Andrew M. Penner https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2378023118814610
Challenges of an Interracial Marriage From Society — By: Sheri Stritof https://www.verywellmind.com/interracial-marriage-challenges-2303129
How Racial Minorities View Interracial Couples — By: David Ludden Ph.D. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/talking-apes/202003/how-racial-minorities-view-interracial-couples
—————————————————————————–
THE INTEGRATION SECTION
Integration Now, Integration Forever — By: David Brooks https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/29/opinion/integration-now-integration-forever.html
White, Affluent Parents Like the Idea of Integrated Schools – But Not for Their Kids — By: Lauren Camera https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2020-02-07/white-affluent-parents-like-the-idea-of-integrated-schools-but-not-for-their-kids
Integration – We’ve Been Doing It All Wrong — By: Pete Saunders Washington https://shelterforce.org/2017/11/10/18025/
—————————————————————————–
THE LIES MY TEACHER TOLD ME SECTION
To Tell The Truth….About Racism in Education– By: James E. Ford https://educationpost.org/we-need-to-start-telling-the-truth-about-white-supremacy-in-our-schools/
‘Lies My Teacher Told Me,’ And How American History Can Be Used As A Weapon — By: Anya Kamenetz https://www.npr.org/2018/08/09/634991713/lies-my-teacher-told-me-and-how-american-history-can-be-used-as-a-weapon
Diversity in Schools Must Include Curriculum — By: Samantha Washington https://tcf.org/content/commentary/diversity-schools-must-include-curriculum/?agreed=1
—————————————————————————–
THE BLACK GRADE SCHOOL TEACHERS SECTION
Black Students Who Have One Black Teacher Are More Likely to go College — By: Jill Rosen https://hub.jhu.edu/2018/11/12/black-students-black-teachers-college-gap/
The Burden of Being a Black School Teacher in America — By: Emily Deruy https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/11/the-challenge-of-teaching-while-black/506672/
How Racism Affects Minority Students in Public Schools — Nadra Kareem Nittle https://tcf.org/content/commentary/diversity-schools-must-include-curriculum/?agreed=1
—————————————————————————–
THE NEGRO DIALECT SECTION
Speaking Black Dialect in Courtrooms Can Have Striking Consequences — By: John Eligon https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/us/black-dialect-courtrooms.html
Harry Reid’s ‘Negro’ Comment — By: Max Fisher https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/01/harry-reid-s-negro-comment/347035/
How Racism Affects Minority Students in Public Schools — By: Nadra Kareem Nittle https://tcf.org/content/commentary/diversity-schools-must-include-curriculum/?agreed=1
—————————————————————————–
THE CHARTER VS PUBLIC SCHOOLS SECTION
Public vs Private vs Charter Schools — By: Psyche Pascual https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/public-private-charter-schools/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/us/black-dialect-courtrooms.html
Charter Schools Are Not Public Schools — By: Peter Greene https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2019/02/02/charter-schools-are-not-public-schools/#3fc2dc046832
Five Reasons Why Independent Charters Outperform In-District Autonomous Schools — By: Emily Langhorne https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilylanghorne/2018/08/23/five-reasons-why-independent-charters-outperform-in-district-autonomous-schools/#656086d7759d
—————————————————————————–
THE HBCU & PWI SECTION
Why Choosing Not To Attend an HBCU Doesn’t Define Your Blackness — By: Fresh U https://www.teenvogue.com/story/hbcus-and-pwis-does-not-define-blackness
Viewpoint: HBCU vs PWI Debate Misses the Real Point of Higher Education — By: Jaleesa Jones https://www.usatoday.com/story/college/2014/06/01/viewpoint-hbcu-vs-pwi-debate-misses-the-real-point-of-higher-education/37391543/
HBCU vs PWI: A Different Perspective — By: Amber Nicole https://www.theodysseyonline.com/hbcu-pwi-different-perspective
—————————————————————————–
THE TV IMAGERY/HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE SECTION
When the Media Misrepresents Black Men, the Effects are Felt in the Real World– By: Leigh Donaldson https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/12/media-misrepresents-black-men-effects-felt-real-world
In Movies and on TV, Racism Made Plain— By: Wesley Morris https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/23/arts/television/white-hot-supremacist-summer.html
Fictional Police Brutality, Real Emotional Toll— By: Aisha Harris https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/20/movies/police-shootings-blindspotting-detroit.html
—————————————————————————–
THE TRAP MUSIC SECTION
What Influence and Effects Does Rap Music Have on Teens Today?— By: Nakia Jackson https://www.livestrong.com/article/1005065-influence-effects-rap-music-teens-today/
The Truth About Rap Music— By: Eugene Slaven https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2013/08/the_truth_about_rap_music.html
The Healing Power of Hip Hop— By: Alexander Crooke & Raphael Travis Jr. http://theconversation.com/the-healing-power-of-hip-hop-81556
—————————————————————————–
THE SPORTS EXPLOITATION SECTION
For Black Athletes, Wealth Doesn’t Equal Freedom— By: Leah Wright-Rigueur https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/column-black-athletes-wealth-doesnt-equal-freedom
When White Sports Fans Turn on Black Athletes— By: Samuel J. Freedman https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/05/white-sports-fans-nfl-black-athletes-race-protest
Dangerous Stereotypes Stalk Black College Athletes— By: Joseph Cooper https://theconversation.com/dangerous-stereotypes-stalk-black-college-athletes-101655
—————————————————————————–
THE JUSTICE OR JUST US SECTION
No Justice, No Peace… Ever – http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2013/09/no_justice_no_peace_ever.html
The Top 10 Most Startling Facts About People of Color and Criminal Justice in the United States: A Look at the Racial Disparities Inherent in Our Nation’s Criminal-Justice System – https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2012/03/13/11351/the-top-10-most-startling-facts-about-people-of-color-and-criminal-justice-in-the-united-states/
—————————————————————————–
THE DO NOT PASS GO SECTION
Thinking About Prison and its Impact in the Twenty-First Century – http://www.sentencingproject.org/doc/publications/inc_osu_reckless.pdf
Jail a hidden toll on city’s blacks: Study examines impact of imprisonment on 3 communities – http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/11/26/incarceration-creating-social-and-economic-crisis-boston-black-community-study-finds/Rozdhp4Babhsfg5NC1933I/story.html
——————————————————————————
THE OJ EFFECT SECTION
White people believe the justice system is color blind. Black people really don’t – http://www.washingtonpost.com/
—————————————————————————–
THE BLACK ON BLACK CRIME SECTION
Exaggeration of Black-on-Black Crime Ignores Much of the United States’ Criminality – http://www.truth-out.org/news/
New Data: It’s Still about Black-on-Black Crime Share – http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/394489/new-data-its-still-about-black-black-crime-heather-mac-donald
—————————————————————————–
THE BLACK PH(F)AT SECTION
Black Women Are Not (Rated) Less Attractive! Our Independent Analysis of the Add Health Dataset –http://www.psychologytoday.
——————————————————————————-
THE SLAVE FOOD SECTION
Food, Identity, and African-American Women With Type 2 Diabetes: An Anthropological Perspective – http://spectrum.diabetesjournals.org/content/16/3/160.full
Neither Soul Food, Nor “Slave Food,” Made You Fat | A Black Girl’s Guide To Weight Loss<http://
The Truth About Soul Food – http://www.oprah.com/food/The-
——————————————————————————-
THE SEXPLOITATION SECTION
NYC: More Black Babies Killed by Abortion Than Born – http://www.cnsnews.com/news/
U.S. Teen Birth Rate Plummets – http://health.usnews.com/
——————————————————————————-
THE HEALTH DON’T CARE SECTION
Why 7 Deadly Diseases Strike Blacks Most – http://www.webmd.com/
Weight loss harder for black women than white women – http://www.nydailynews.com/
Black Health Rx: Finding A Cure For America’s Health Disparities – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
——————————————————————————-
THE STEREOTYPE SECTION
Black Men Quietly Combating Stereotypes –
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/01/AR2006070100462.html
African Americans and Pathological Stereotypes –
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/colorblind/201112/african-americans-and-pathological-stereotypes
Honey Boo Boo? Honey, Please – http://www.theroot.com/views/honey-boo-boo-child
——————————————————————————-
THE ACTING BLACK SECTION
What is ‘acting black’ – http://www.examiner.com/article/what-is-acting-black
“Acting White” or Just Acting Rationally? –
http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/acting_white_or_just_acting_rationally
Race-acting: The varied and complex affirmative meaning of “acting Black” for African-American adolescents –
http://cap.sagepub.com/content/19/1/95.abstract
——————————————————————————-
THE GOOD HAIRITAGE SECTION
‘Cute’ to be So Dark – http://www.multiculturalfamilia.com/2011/06/20/cute-to-be-so-dark/
Intraracial Division and Black History – http://blackhistorysite.net/article1006.html
——————————————————————————-
THE MASK SECTION
The ‘Masks’ of Dunbar and Chesnutt – http://ayjw.org/articles.php?id=676074
We Wear the Mask: The Debt We Pay for Racial Residential Segregation –
http://diversity.berkeley.edu/we-wear-mask-debt-we-pay-racial-residential-segregation
He Wears the Mask – http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/04/opinion/coates-he-wears-the-mask.html?_r=0
——————————————————————————-
THE WHY SHOULD I VOTE SECTION
The Black Vote is Still President Obama’s Trump Card, But Only if the Numbers Are There –
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/earl-ofari-hutchinson/obama-2012-black-vote_b_1146010.html
Political Scandals Impacting Md. Politics –
——————————————————————————-
THE 1st BLACK PRESIDENT SECTION
President Obama To Black Supports: ‘We’ll Get Through These Tough Times’ – http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/09/president-obama-to-blacks_n_1084746.html
President Obama Courting Black People Again –
Santorum in Iowa: ‘We Won’t Make Black Peoples Lives Better With Welfare’ –
——————————————————————————-
THE BLACK REPUBLICANS SECTION
Herman Cain’s Other Problem: African Americans – http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2011/1117/Herman-Cain-s-other-problem-African-Americans
Blacks Still ‘Played’ and Controlled by Tired Old Democrat Paradigms – http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/11/blacks_still_played_and_controlled_by_tired_old_democrat_paradigms.html
The REAL History of Blacks, Republicans, and Democrats – in BIZARRO WORLD –
http://technorati.com/politics/article/the-real-history-of-blacks-republicans/
http://technorati.com/politics/article/the-real-history-of-blacks-republicans/page-2/
http://technorati.com/politics/article/the-real-history-of-blacks-republicans/page-3/
http://technorati.com/politics/article/the-real-history-of-blacks-republicans/page-4/
http://technorati.com/politics/article/the-real-history-of-blacks-republicans/page-5/
——————————————————————————-
THE BLACK LEADERS SECTION
New Black Leaders, New Challenges –
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20111002/EDIT03/110020314/New-black-leaders-new-challenges
——————————————————————————-
THE DRUG EPIDEMIC SECTION
Race and The Drug War –http://www.drugpolicy.org/communities/race/
——————————————————————————-
THE BLACK MIDDLE CLASS SECTION
Grant Hill’s Response To Jalen Rose –http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/16/grant-hills-response-to-jalen-rose/
——————————————————————————-
THE BLACK CHURCH SECTION
——————————————————————————-
PARENTING SECTION
Why Chinese Mothers are Superior –http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704111504576059713528698754.html
Grant Hill’s Response To Jalen Rose –http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/16/grant-hills-response-to-jalen-rose/
TIME – Pew Research Center Poll: Part I –
http://www.time.com/time/interactive/0,31813,2031965,00.html?artId=2031965?contType=interactive?chn=us
TIME – Pew Research Center Poll: Part II –
http://www.time.com/time/interactive/0,31813,2031973,00.html?artId=2031973?contType=interactive?chn=us
TIME – Pew Research Center Poll: Part III –
http://www.time.com/time/interactive/0,31813,2031974,00.html?artId=2031974?contType=interactive?chn=us
More people die in America from legal drugs than illegal. Ties