We go inside her story with Deborah Small, Executive Director of “Break the Chains: Communities of Color and the War on Drugs” to discuss the controversial…
Amanda Bishop is the woman behind the Sharnesha Taylor fundraiser. Taylor made headlines everywhere as the Arizona mother who left her two very young kids…
Can you put a price tag on racism? One waitress did. You heard of the 19 year-old Tennessee waitress, who says instead of a tip amount a customer last month wrote the n-word on their check. When the young woman shared the receipt on social media, the waitress was also suspended from her job. Now […]
The bookkeeper who stopped the Ga. school shooter, this week, says she relied on God and her faith to get her through that dangerous situation. In an interview this week with Jacque Reid, of the TJMS, Antoinette Tuff first talked about how the school trained her when situations like this happen. Tuff also explained how […]
A nurse, from Michigan, is suing the hospital after she was asked not to work on a newborn baby, in her unit, because of the color of the nurse’s skin. Tonya Battle is suing the Hurley Medical Center, over accusations of racism as the father over accusations of racism that resulted in her being reassigned […]
Online dating is becoming a growing trend in our culture. It’s very convenient to go online, and meet people in a less distracting environment versus a bar. However, when meeting people online comes risks. Sometimes people fabricate themselves by putting up a persona that isn’t of themselves. It can be disappointing and sometimes dangerous. Jacque […]
A mother, of a mentally ill boy, wrote a captivating essay about her struggles with her son’s violent spells. It was called “I am Adam Lanza’s Mother”, and it was posted on the Huffington Post. In the essay, the mother writes about how challenging it is to help a mentally-ill child that is violent. She […]
By now, many of us have seen or heard of Shedia Lane: the 25 year-old woman that was punched by a Cleveland bus driver. That momement has become the uppercut that people cannot stop talking about. It has spawned a heated debate between people. On side, there are those who think she deserved it. The […]
Were you embarrassed when you heard the comments about Gabby Douglas’s hair? It’s okay, you’re not alone. Jacque Reid was too. What was even more embarrassing, Jacque explained, was being asked by her white counterparts over why black people were talking about her hair so badly. Why aren’t people celebrating her accomplishments instead of critiquing […]
Is it archaic to label children, born out of wedlock, as illegitimate? That is part of a debate swirling in the african american community after a recent blog post called “Why Doesn’t The Black Community Value Marriage?” The author states while the “out of wedlock” rate is rising across the races, every other race, except […]
Previously, we told you about a lawsuit, filed by a group of men wanting to join a sorority. The group known as MIAKA, Men Interested in Alpha Kappa Alpha, are threatening to file a lawsuit claiming discrimination and homophobia. Jacque Reid invited a former member to call in, and the interview was not what you’d […]
Do you think black women, who are overweight, want to be? Author Alice Randall thinks so. She shared her opinion in a New York Times article and the responses have lit up the Internet. In the article, she calls for a “body-culture revolution in Black America” in light of growing obesity and diabetes rates among […]
