negro Archives - OK WASSUP! News, Entertainment, Lifestyle and more! Mon, 30 Sep 2019 02:00:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.okwassup.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/OK-Large1-5583da98v1_site_icon-32x32.png negro Archives - OK WASSUP! 32 32 91711956 Trudeau Brownface/Blackface Tarnishes His Pristine Image https://www.okwassup.com/trudeau-brownface-blackface-tarnishes-his-pristine-image/ https://www.okwassup.com/trudeau-brownface-blackface-tarnishes-his-pristine-image/#comments Tue, 24 Sep 2019 11:03:42 +0000 https://www.okwassup.com/?p=21571 Oh, say it ain’t so.  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been caught in black and brownface??? Current Events Yes, last week after a previously unreleased photo was made public, the beloved Trudeau was forced to admit that in 2001, he wore brownface makeup to a costume party at the private school where he once …

Trudeau Brownface/Blackface Tarnishes His Pristine Image

]]> https://www.okwassup.com/trudeau-brownface-blackface-tarnishes-his-pristine-image/feed/ 8 21571 NAACP Issues Missouri Travel Advisory https://www.okwassup.com/naacp-issues-missouri-travel-advisory/ https://www.okwassup.com/naacp-issues-missouri-travel-advisory/#comments Thu, 03 Aug 2017 11:03:00 +0000 https://www.okwassup.com/?p=16222 Throughout its 108 year history, the NAACP has seen it all — until now! Racism For the first time ever, the NAACP has issued an extremely powerful message to all people of color who wish to travel through the State of Missouri: Go at your own risk.  For an organization that has seen lynchings, bombings, …

NAACP Issues Missouri Travel Advisory

]]> https://www.okwassup.com/naacp-issues-missouri-travel-advisory/feed/ 4 16222 Harriet Tubman To Grace The $20 Bill https://www.okwassup.com/harriet-tubman-grace-20-bill/ https://www.okwassup.com/harriet-tubman-grace-20-bill/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2016 11:03:36 +0000 http://okwassup.com/?p=11850 Current Events – Harriet Tubman To Grace The $20 Bill She is best known as an abolitionist, a Union spy during the Civil War, and the “conductor” of slavery’s Underground Railroad.  Now, African-American historical heroine Harriet Tubman is receiving new recognition: her face will grace the new $20 dollar bill. Current Events On Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Jack …

Harriet Tubman To Grace The $20 Bill

]]> https://www.okwassup.com/harriet-tubman-grace-20-bill/feed/ 3 11850 TGIF: The History of Black History Month https://www.okwassup.com/tgif-history-of-black-history-mon/ Fri, 06 Feb 2015 12:03:00 +0000 http://okwassup.com/2015/02/06/tgif-history-of-black-history-mon/ February 6, 2015 Current Events – TGIF:  The History of Black History Month February is the start of Black History Month and a time where all Americans can educate themselves on and acknowledge the importance of blacks in American history. So exactly how did Black History Month begin? Take a look at the video below …

TGIF: The History of Black History Month

]]> 318 Black Teachers Fired Over Teaching Black History https://www.okwassup.com/black-teachers-fired-over-teaching/ https://www.okwassup.com/black-teachers-fired-over-teaching/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2015 12:03:00 +0000 http://okwassup.com/2015/02/02/black-teachers-fired-over-teaching/ February 2, 2015 Current Events – Black Teachers Fired Over Teaching Black History February is the start of Black History Month.  However, one D.C. area charter school apparently didn’t get the memo and fired a group of teachers for daring to teach African-American history. Current Events Parents and students at the Howard University Middle School …

Black Teachers Fired Over Teaching Black History

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