School brochure pictures notwithstanding, by and large, students hang around kids of their same race. But it turns out that the type of school they go to might encourage or subvert this tendency. A new study by Siwei Chang and Yu Xie of the University of Michigan analyzed simulated data from a model of how we form friends as ...

  Hundreds of thousands of Americans identify as biracial. I don’t know the exact number or anything (Google it and get back to me), but I know the number of biracial kids is up — a lot. And three of those are my own children. Born to my Mexican-American husband and me, an African-American woman,my three sons have a heritage that is part Mexican, ...

    Zora Ball is only seven years old. She is the youngest person to create a mobile game. Although she is cashing in on technology when most girls are playing with dolls, a significant fact about the cornrowed, cherubic-cheeked little girl is her African American heritage. Multitudes of articles and blogs herald her achievement, but fail to acknowledge her ...

    I’ve long believed that people who claim they don’t like kids are misguided. It’s not that they don’t like kids. They just don’t like bad parents. I was reminded of this when I had yet another semi-silly discussion with well-meaning parents (on the fabulous HuffPost Live, no less) who believe that not only should their world revolve around ...

By Warin Henry A man is pushed down a subway tunnel last week and cannot be saved. But his snapshot is. That event sparked not only every New Yorker’s most subconscious fear – standing too close to the edge of a platform and being pushed over – but also outrage for the lack of action taken to save a man ...

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is celebrating his birthday today and I hope he enjoys it but before he starts popping champagne bottles today, he should do one very important thing; issue a sincere apology to Holly Robinson Peete and all the people who are affected by autism. The rapper made  a very critical error in judgment, in a recent Twitter ...

First Lady Michelle Obama is teaming up with Mickey Mouse Tuesday in order to help kids eat better. New guidelines will go into place for products advertised on Disney-owned television and radio stations and websites. That includes Saturday morning cartoons. Under Disney’s new standards, all food and beverage products advertised, sponsored, or promoted on Disney Channel, Disney XD, Disney Junior, ...

If your kids graduate and you get too excited about it, you might end up with a criminal record.  A South Carolina mother experienced the humiliation of being arrested for cheering too loud at her daughter’s graduation ceremony, which took place in Florence, South Carolina. The mother, Shannon Cooper, was ecstatic about seeing her daughter Iesha go across the stage. ...

It’s funny when they try to relate to black people and just can’t do it.  This is what happened to the most famous Mormon in America when he tried to visit a charter school in Philadelphia.  Already awkward, Romney has been trying with a light hand to grab a  few black voters here and there, but it might be difficult ...

by YBW Staff Father Michael Pfleger is a legend in the city of Chicago.  As the head of the St. Sabina Church in Chicago, Father Pfleger has spent decades fighting against gun violence and exploitation of the African American community.  He is loved by his parishioners and feared by the enemies of progress.  Pfleger has also stood up to racism ...