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During a pre-Thanksgiving segment on Fox & Friends, host Brian Kilmeade surprised his co-host Harris Faulkner when he asked her if she served Kool-Aid with her meals.

Despite some obvious stereotypical jokes at the expense of her Black character, actress Keke Palmer says she's not taking it personally.

If you’ve been on Twitter this past week then you may have noticed #AllBlackGirlsDont went viral. The popular hashtag challenged many stereotypes people have about black women. Many of the tweets were empowering and enlightening. To read several of the tweets click here.

I have to say that it is with mixed reviews that I watch the Oxygen reality TV show “Preachers of L.A.” I love the men of God and what they are doing in their churches, communities, and families; however, I do wish that some of the lavish spending would not have to be exploited on […]

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In the past few months several Change.org petitions have surfaced calling for the cancellation of various “ratchet” reality shows. While it remains to be seen how successful these petitions will be in their efforts, one thing is becoming clear:  more and more black women are speaking out against the minstrelsy of black women on negative-themed […]

Many African-American students perform poorly on standardized tests because they fear incorrect answers will confirm negative stereotypes about their race, a study by the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education reported this week. A study of two groups of students indicated that those who were introduced to “Sterotype threat” prior to an exam, performed worse […]