According to statistics, African Americans are particularly at risk for developing major depressive disorder (MDD). Being an African American woman increases the risk of clinical depression, because this mental condition is more prevalent in women than men. Depression is most…
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Tamara Littlejohn has been a Chicago Public Schools principal for a decade. As a Black woman in that role, she’s part of a small minority. “I really do this work because I want to make sure that, No. 1, the…
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Children’s learning progress has slowed substantially during the pandemic, roughly equating to a loss of around 35% of the typical learning in a school year, according to a new study. The analysis drew on 42 studies published between March 2020 and…
Read moreShe’s Your Partner, Not Your Parent So brotha, let’s start off with a story… Here I am already feeling larger than life and am only in my second year of college. I walk through the athletic corridor which carries a…
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Ever since U.S. President Lyndon Johnson enacted affirmative action in 1965, white conservatives have challenged the use of race in college admissions. Their arguments against such policies are typically based on the use of the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution’s…
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There are times in life when we are hurting and it seems as if there is no relief from our pain. It is in those times that we may feel that God is not present and nowhere to be found. …
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Saving money can be fairly simple if you have enough knowledge of its basics. Because spending money relies entirely on our ability to manage it, it is essential to maintain strength of will and create good money-saving habits. Whether you…
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“Black Boy” by Richard Wright is a gripping memoir that vividly portrays the challenges faced by an African-American boy growing up in the racially segregated South during the early 20th century. With its poignant narrative and unflinching honesty, the book…
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For those who don’t know, I’ve been on my abstinence journey since I separated from my husband in Dec 2015 but we were still married so…I officially started counting from Dec 2018. Read between the lines. Messed up in Oct…
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When it comes to civil rights history, the focus is often on the marches, boycotts, sit-ins and other protests that took place in the South. In “Washington State Rising,” Marc Arsell Robinson, assistant professor of African American history at California…
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