Slavery Questions Placed In 3rd Grade Homework

Several parents were helping their kids with math homework when they came across slavery references completely out of context with the assignment. School officials at Beaver Ridge Elementary in Norcross, Georgia, said in the future they will work with teachers to come up with more appropriate questions. However, no word on the teacher who created the exam.

TxBlackLabel a year ago 195 responses

“Slavery: The Game” Faked For A Cause

That cause being raising awareness marketing. Realistic enough that even Buzzfeeders bought into the hype, it turns out to be a controversial campaign to funnel viewers to a new show on NTR (the Dutch equivalent of PBS) about the horrors of both old and modern slavery.

Donna Dickens a year ago 2 responses

Slavery: The Game

Even if this was real, I wouldn’t buy it. Totally wouldn’t. Nope. (via.) Watch Video ›

404Terror a year ago 69 responses

The Greatest Hits From Michele Bachmann’s Marriage Vow

Excerpts from the document signed by Michele Bachmann that’s drawing allegations of racism, sexism, homophobia, anti-Islamic sentiment and general cuckoo bananas whackadoodie. It’s a pledge from a conservative advocacy group out of Iowa called The Family Leader—affiliated with Focus on the Family—asking Republican presidential candidates to denounce single parents, women in combat and anything with even the faintest whiff of gay. Oh, and it seems to be wistful for the days of slavery. If none of that frightens you, it also essentially calls for a ban of all pornography. Michele Bachmann was the first of the GOP field to apply her Hancock. Here are some select passages from The Marriage Vow, along with photos of its earliest and most enthusiastic signatory. View List ›

Gavon Laessig a year ago 265 responses

Rare Photo of Slave Children Found in NC attic

A haunting 150-year-old photo found in a North Carolina attic shows a young black child named John, barefoot and wearing ragged clothes, perched on a barrel next to another unidentified young boy. View Image ›

Yahoo News 2 years ago 1 response

Drunk History Vol. 3: Oney Judge

In the third installment of one of the funniest series online, Jen Kirkman tells us about George Washington’s favorite slave, Oney. If only this was how we were taught history in high school, maybe we would have stayed in that AP class after all. Watch Video ›

Eliot Glazer 4 years ago 2 responses