Source: Tassii / Getty     Last year, Massachusetts became the 18th state to adopt the CROWN Act, an imperative bill that shields individuals from discrimination over natural and protective hairstyles in the workplace and other institutions. But as lawmakers work tirelessly for the bill to be passed nationwide, the fight to end race-based hair…

Source: sturti / Getty The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea U.S. elementary school students do not particularly benefit from being taught by teachers of the same race or ethnicity. That’s the major finding from our new study, published in Early Childhood Research Quarterly. We analyzed a nationally…

Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Eddie Murphy owns the original “Sugar Shack” painting from the 1970’s sitcom “Good Times.” The actor and comedian shared how he got his hands on the iconic piece in a recent interview with “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” Watch the clip and see how much Murphy paid for the notable painting and how…

Source: Variety / Getty Just days ago, former South Carolina governor Nikky Haley announced via video that she is running for president in 2024. She began her announcement with an anecdote about living in a state divided by race while being an Indian immigrant who was “not Black, not white” but “different.” Seconds later, her…