A Jamaican defends Volkswagen Super Bowl ad: No frowns, just smiles
“Don’t fret meh Breddah, sticky bun, come soon!” “Wicked coffee, Mr. Jim!” (Holding the cup, “I Love Good Vibes”) “You want to come with I?” “Respect, Bossman.” Volkswagen tells the story of a white corporate office worker from Minnesota who inspires his co-workers with his intoxicating Jamaican accent and the happy spirit and [...]
How to Talk to Your Kids About Their Online Life
With 1.6 million children running away from their homes each year, it’s crucial that parents understand the critical need to monitor their children’s social media use, keeping track of who they are talking to online, what they are sharing and when. For many parents, the main barrier to monitoring their children’s online life is [...]
Gabby Douglas Donates to Black-History Museum
Olympic gymnast Gabrielle Douglas will go down in African-American history as the first black woman in her sport to win the all-around gold. Now, thanks to her donation to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, mementos from her 2012 London Olympic Games triumph will go with her, the Huffington Post reports. [...]
The ‘Acting White Theory’ Doesn’t Add Up
(The Root) — Do black students purposefully underachieve because they attribute being smart to “acting white”? For more than a decade, academics, policymakers and cultural critics have publicly chided black children for having an anti-intellectual attitude, based on the “Acting White Theory.” The Acting White Theory originated in the 1980s with Dr. John Ogbu’s ethnographic [...]
How Shameful Policies Increase America’s Gun Violence
This week, a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing asks the question, “what should America do about gun violence?” As usual, the primary focus is on guns rather than those who misuse them, but unfortunately both President Obama’s and Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s proposals will do little to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. [...]
Obama’s Big Immigration Opportunity
Republicans are strongly signaling they will back an immigration plan along the outlines of what President Barack Obama proposed Tuesday, creating the potential for an almost unprecedented occurrence: Obama signing a major bill without an extended fight with the GOP. The core ideas touted in his speech in Las Vegas — creating a pathway [...]
What Not to Say to a Working Mom
Recently, Amy Shearn shared a list of things not to say to stay-at-home moms. She could have just cited anythingElizabeth Wurtzel has written in the past year, but that would have been too easy. Instead, Shearn came up with a list that was funny and clever and pointed in all the right ways. Which got [...]
Ex-49er Kwame Harris Charged in Former Boyfriend’s Beating
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Former San Francisco 49er Kwame Harris has been charged with felony domestic violence and assault charges from an August beating involving a former boyfriend, a prosecutor and defense lawyer said. Following a pretrial hearing in the case Monday, a San Mateo County judge set a late April trial date for [...]
Lethal Weapon Five: The Tax Code: Seven And A Half Things To Know
Science has determined that people need to know 7.5 things per day, on average, about the world of business. You can’t argue with science. Lucky for you, The Huffington Post has an email newsletter, delivered first thing every weekday morning, boiling down the day’s biggest business news into the 7.5 things you absolutely need [...]
Girls Just Wants to Have (White) Fun
Clearly on an emotional high from her Golden Globe wins, Lena Dunham, Creator/Writer/Director/Star of the HBO series Girls, recently gave an interview in which she dismissed criticism of her show as coming mostly from 58-year-old men who didn’t understand — and I’m paraphrasing and reading between the lines — the show’s new-generation originality and [...]
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