While Hollywood may be expressing renewed interest in all things slavery (“Django: Unchained” and “Lincoln” are in theaters now and “12 Years A Slave” will…
Parents of students at Beaver Ridge Elementary School in Norcross, Ga., are outraged at the school district’s response to the reports of using examples of slavery in math word problems, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The word problems in questions include references to slavery and “beatings,” according to the paper. “Each tree had 56 oranges. If 8 […]
People are upset at the newest internet craze, planking. Rapper/actor Xzibit explains his thoughts and frustrations with the online pheonomenon. Xzibit went to his twitter page and tweeted: “Planking is the dumbest s**t ever. Planking was a way to transport slaves on ships during the slave trade, it’s not funny. Educate yourselves. “Don’t get it twisted. I […]
LOS ANGELES-The Church Of Scientology is being investigated by the FBI for several illegal practices, according to blockbuster article in the New Yorker, that focuses on former Scientologist, Paul Haggis, who directed “Crash.” The article claims that Scientology members were forced to abandon their family, pay the Church, play high stakes games of musical chairs, […]
A new video game called “Enslaved” is being criticized for its racial undertones. In the Game a futuristic slave called “Monkey” protects a female who enslaves him. Kyle Harvey from the Grio writes: The protagonist is not decisively black (Monkey is more of a tan complexion), but does it matter? The premise alone raises enough […]
jubilee (Biblical) – 1. in Hebrew Scriptures, a year of rest to be observed by the Israelites every 50th year during which slaves were to be set free. 2. celebrations held by African-American slaves, usually at Christmas and Easter, which included respite from labor, feasting, music and dancing.
