black history month
- Pop CultureElise Solé
Viral video reveals how little people know about black history
"We aren't race-baiting — we're illustrating what happens when black history is taught once a year," says Illinois college student Emmanuel Imarenezor, 19.
- Pop CultureElise Solé
High school eliminates assembly opt-out policy after outcry over Black History Month event
"Every day this is the type of microaggressions that black faculty, parents and students have to face in this racist system," wrote an activist.
- LifestyleErin Donnelly
Teacher forced to take down Colin Kaepernick tribute for Black History Month following complaints
Footage shot by a student shows a math teacher getting emotional as she removed the door decoration, which showed the athlete and activist taking a knee.
- Pop CultureElise Solé
Middle school's 'social experiment' for Black History Month sparked bullying, says angry mother
"I think it was teaching children it's ok to bully," Alabama mother Amanda Branco told local news station WBRC.
- StyleElise Solé
School accuses mother of starting 'social media frenzy' after daughter is dress-coded for wearing head wrap
"I'm angry as hell that my daughter was not allowed to represent Black History Month," said the tearful New Jersey mom.
- Pop CultureHope Schreiber
Parents fear backlash over daughter's Black History Month assignment: 'You don't dress up as another race'
The expected task is to research and present an African-American historical figure, and students are encouraged to wear costumes depicting the icon.
- Pop CultureLauren Holter
Elementary school apologizes for 'culturally insensitive' gym lesson instructing students to act as slaves
"It's really insulting," said a local NAACP official about a Virginia elementary school that had students participate in an activity in which they pretended to be slaves along the Underground Railroad.
- Pop CultureKerry Justich
South Carolina mom is 'livid' after her son is told to pick cotton, sing slave song on field trip
The school says that it was an opportunity to learn about the Great Depression — not about slavery.
- Pop CultureElise Solé
Teacher tells student he dresses like a prisoner, Trump is holy and Martin Luther King Jr. died by 'suicide'
The North Carolina teacher slammed the boy's outfit, said good Christians believe in Donald Trump and falsified Martin Luther King Jr.'s death.
- Pop CultureKristine Solomon
Esquire cover featuring white, middle-class 'American boy' sparks backlash: 'How is this real?'
Twitter erupted over Esquire's March 2019 issue. The cover spotlights what it's like for "an American boy" to grow up in today's society.
- Pop CultureElise Solé
Teacher's powerful slavery lesson for Black History Month goes viral
"I knew I had to do something more," says Mississippi teacher Jovan Bradshaw, whose conversation with a 6th-grade student left her heartbroken.
- Pop CultureLauren Holter
Ivanka Trump blasted for Black History Month tweet: 'Might want to sit this one out with your pops in charge'
Other family members' Black History Month tweets received backlash, too.
- Pop CultureKerry Justich
Melania Trump's Black History Month post picked apart on Twitter: 'You really don't care do you'
The first lady took to her Twitter on Friday morning to write about how she wants people to come together to honor diversity.
- BeautySTYLECASTER
The Black Skin-Care Experts Keeping Our Melanin in Tip-Top Shape
They know a thing or two.
BeautyDana OliverHalle Berry's historic Oscar glow was all about highlighting her brown eyes
In 2002, Halle Berry made history as the first and still only black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress. Her makeup look will also go down as one of the best red-carpet moments
- BeautyThe Cut
A YouTube Star on Blogging Discrimination and Perfect Selfies
“Even though we had the same number of subscribers, I wasn’t even making a fifth of what she was making.”
