At Atlanta Black Star, we are spending this entire week celebrating, honoring, exploring and uplifting Black Fatherhood by examining it through the lens of 7 themes: Lead, Build, Provide, Care, Protect, Work and Love. This is the fourth story in the series, by award-winning author Kuwana Haulsey, delving into beauty and power of black fathers [...]
Why Are There So Few Black Students At The Best Schools?
May 30, 2012 | Posted by
Just as the Obama administration recently announced that ten states would share in $4.35 billion in grant money in the president’s Race to the Top education initiative, cash-deprived states across the nation are in the process of decimating school systems to save a buck—and thus endangering the very means by which America can stay competitive [...]
As America Becomes a Black and Brown Nation, Will We Take Advantage?
May 23, 2012 | Posted by
Almost a year ago, a shift occurred that redirected the course of our nation. It was a radical change, yet so subtle most people didn’t even realize it had happened until reports began circulating last week. For the first time in the history of our nation, white children no longer made up the majority of [...]
With ‘Scandal,’ Shonda Rhimes Is Upending Racist Hollywood Formulas and Changing TV
May 17, 2012 | Posted by
Acclaimed writer, director and executive producer Shonda Rhimes has hit yet another milestone. Her new show Scandal, starring Kerry Washington, has been picked up for a second season on ABC. The show and its creator are garnering praise from all sides for this long-overdue feat. The last time one of the major networks renewed a [...]
Instead of ‘Basketball Wives,’ Let’s Feed Our Community Images of Great Black Women
May 12, 2012 | Posted by
In the world of reality television, if you can get eyeballs on you—by any means necessary—then you’ve won the game. Case in point: The controversy of the moment surrounds the show “Basketball Wives” and the violent behavior of some of the cast members. The show has gone so far left that critics have created a [...]
