Oregon's 'Equity Lens' Frames Schools' Take on Bias – Education Week
The five-year-old document is a public recognition of how race and ethnicity play out in students’ educational outcomes, and a call to narrow achievement gaps. Source: Education Week Link: Oregon’s ‘Equity Lens’ Frames Schools’ Take on Bias – Education Week
I Never Wanted to Go Natural… So Why Did I?
On January 30, 2012, I was sitting in a salon getting a fresh relaxer and color put into my hair. I’d been getting relaxers for as long as I can remember. I knew going natural was not the route for me! So, what made me decide to go natural? Historically speaking, I’ve never had too […]
How I Fell in Love With My Natural Curls
I’m VeCoya, a North Carolina native currently residing in Southern Maryland. I work in customer service but enjoy freelance blogging and modeling in my spare time too. I am currently navigating through ‘adulthood’ trying to create my own path. Oh, yeah and I’m obsessed with natural hair. My sister and I have a lifestyle blog […]
A Journey to Never Having Big Curls and Loving Myself Anyway
In January, 2013 I went for it and did my first big chop. One thing I will always love is experimenting with my hair. So between relaxers, dye jobs, weaves, braids and heat it’s safe to say my hair was beyond damaged. If my hair could talk it would’ve said “Shanae, get the scissors. It’s […]
The Golden State Warriors Just Splashed Their Way To The NBA Finals
In a 336-minute, seven-game series, the Golden State Warriors needed less than 170 seconds in the third quarter to dismantle, dishearten and dispose of the Oklahoma City Thunder, doing what they do best and knocking down five treys in three minutes to earn their second consecutive berth in the NBA Finals with a 96-88 victory […]
Obama 'Singing' Rihanna's 'Work' Is Keeping America Great
It’s a good thing Barack Obama says “work” a lot, or how else could YouTube user Baracksdubs have delivered this sync-along in which the president’s words are dubbed into Rihanna’s “Work“? “Happy Memorial Day! Enjoy your day off with some Work,” the YouTube description reads. Works for us. H/T Tastefully Offensive — This feed and […]
This Awesome Company Creates Nude Chest Binders In A Variety Of Skin Tones
In my many internet searches for chest binders, hardly have I come across any that were actually skin-toned. Binders are most often available in black, white, and gray, with the occasional mermaid scale or animal print thrown into the mix. So when I came across GC2B’s new line of nude binders, I was happily surprised […]
28 Stars You Might Not Know Are Bisexual
Sharon Osbourne recently made tabloid headlines for coming out as bisexual after she opened up about her sexuality on “The Talk.” The only problem? She never actually said she was bisexual. The incident highlighted just how much confusion there can be around sexual identity and also served as a reminder of how little many people […]
True Danger Signs in Clinton Email Flap
There will be no criminal charges against Hillary Clinton in the flap over the use of her private server for State Department business. There will be no finding that Clinton broke any federal laws in using her private server. There is no evidence whatsoever that Clinton jeopardized national security by the use of her private […]
Harry Edwards Tells Graduates To Become The Next 'Greatest Generation'
Becoming the next “greatest generation” was the challenge sociologist and political activist Harry Edwards laid out for San Jose State University graduates during a commencement address Saturday. Edwards encouraged students to have faith they can change the country for the better but reminded them the struggle to create a “more perfect union” will take effort. […]