On June 12, 1967, the United States struck down anti-miscegenation laws in the famous Supreme Court case, Loving v. Virginia. Festivals have sprung up around the country to celebrate June 12 as “Loving Day” and there is even an official lovingday.org…
Despite her claim that she is not Donald Sterling’s girlfriend (if my eyes could roll any harder at that statement they would fall out my head) TMZ.com is reporting that V. Stiviano is in possession of over 100 HOURS of recorded conversation…
The Root and other media outlets are reporting that Lindsay Boehner, daughter of Speaker of the House John Boehner recently married Dominic Lakhan, “a Jamaican-born construction worker” , who in the words of Root author Keli Goff “happens to be…
I was sitting around with some co-workers, when one of them began to talk about her child’s confirmation. Out of nowhere she turned to me and asked, “What do Jewish people call their confirmations again?” I knew she was referring…
When you think of the type of people who hate on interracial couples, certain people come to mind. To be clear, I do not mean, violate federal hate crime law, KKK hating type of people. I mean the type…
THIS SHIRT MAKES ME ATTRACTIVE, RIGHT? I LOVE PEOPLE WATCHING. Especially at twenty-something bars where men and women slide around the room awkwardly trying to strike up conversation with members of the opposite sex. The best part of this charade…
George Carlin famously pointed out that “Colin Powell is openly white, but happens to be black.” This line is funny because it enforces the stereotype that being “white” or “black” goes beyond skin color and reflects a set of values,…
