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Interracial Marriage: Richard & Mildred When Love Happens!

The Ban on interracial marriage. During the seventeenth and early eighteenth century; the growing number of interracial marriages (also known as miscegenation) between Blacks and whites led to the passage of this new law. The first anti-miscegenation lawenacted was in the colony of Maryland in 1664 and additional colonies quickly followed suit. These marriages were prohibited and penalties included the enslavement, exile or imprisonment of the white perpetrators. These laws grew and evolved over the years and attempts were even made...

boredom

Boredom: Creating Nu Habits for a More Exciting Life!

  Boredom…everyone has those moments when their brain feels like it’s going to shut down from over-stimulation, which makes for some pretty damn boring moments! The kind of moment where you find yourself zoning out and can’t focus on anything for more than five seconds at a time? Whereas the monotony of everyday life can be dull and exhausting, especially when there’s nothing new or exciting in our day-to-day life… But luckily for us… These three things are guaranteed to make any day less...

The Ghetto Life…What the World Looks Like When?

The ghetto life — typically poor, predominantly black neighborhoods — have become microcosms of racial tensions and social injustice. There is nearly 1.5 million Black youth in the U.S. living in areas considered “statistically high risk” for social, economic, and cultural failure. For Black youth living in urban ghettos across the country, their experience with racism is more than just an abstract concept or a history lesson—it’s their everyday reality.  It can be especially difficult to navigate this world as...

Five Reasons Why It’s a Man’s World!

Five Reasons Why It’s a Man’s World! Or so it appears. The facts don’t lie: men rule, and women remain on the sidelines in almost every sphere of influence and almost every country globally.   The world is a place where men have the most power and influence. Men are the ones who hold the highest positions of power and authority, who are the most considered when decisions need to be made, and who is the most revered when they make...

mitochondrial DNA

Mitochondrial DNA Determines Your Haplogroup!

mitochondrial DNA determines your haplogroup…If you’re like me, you’re always curious about your family history. You might have even taken a DNA test to find out more about your ancestry. But what if I told you that your mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) played a role in determining your haplogroup? Believe it or not, this is true! In fact, scientists have used mtDNA to trace human migration patterns all over the world. So what does all of this mean for you? My...