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College Professor Canned Because Students Claim Class Is Too Hard?

An NYU chemistry professor found himself in hot water when 82 students signed a petition, claiming he did not prioritize students'...

Is Black Excellence a Romance Trope?

Hmmm... First and foremost, the term Black excellence implies that there is a "not-Black excellence." What is not-Black excellence? Is it...

Black-ish aired its final episode on April 19, 2022. Did anyone notice?

The T.V. series Black-ish, starring Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson, broke ground when it premiered in 2014. It featured an...

Where's Spike Lee when you need him?

Last night I watched the Amazon Prime original movie, Master. (I know, I'm a little late to the party.) Three African American women...

I didn't quit teaching & it wasn't because of the summers off

With one semester left of college, I didn't have plans for after graduation. I majored in telecommunications and film studies. I knew I...

I won't be joining RWA, and here's why:

I’ll admit, I was a fresh-faced MFA candidate when the first exodus from Romance Writers of America took place in January 2020. I was in...