Terrence Chappell, Author at EBONY

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Law & Order: A Look At America’s Prison System

The famous singer and civil rights activist Nina Simone once said, “Slavery has never been abolished from America’s way of thinking.” Arguably, today’s ...

By Terrence ChappellAugust 12, 20160

Self Help

[Black Mental Health Awareness Month] Darryl McDaniels Talks Suicide

Hip-hop didn’t save Darryl “D.M.C.”’ McDaniels’ life; it damn near killed him. On stage, Darryl McDaniels of the hip-hop trailblazing trio Run-DMC, had an ...

By Terrence ChappellAugust 12, 20160

News

What #Charleston & #PulseOrlando Taught Us

Senseless violence is the articulation of evil, and evil is never at a loss for words. After what is now the deadliest mass ...

By Terrence ChappellJune 17, 20160

Love & Relationships

The Injustice of Love: Remembering Loving v. Virginia

Historically, injustice has always had eyes for love. Whether it’s the Supreme court cases of Loving v. Virginia (1967) on interracial marriage or ...

By Terrence ChappellJune 10, 20160

Business News

Erasing Black Businesses: How Denying Who You Are Hurts the Black Economy

The erasure of blackness continues with some Black-owned businessmen and women. Last week, the Chicago Tribune released an article where Black business owners ...

By Terrence ChappellApril 19, 20160

Lifestyle

Unapologetically Black is the New Black

It’s sexy and trendy to be "woke" these days. But the problem with trends is that they lack any real depth. Like any ...

By Terrence ChappellApril 5, 20160

News

Trump’s ‘Southern’ Strategy

Although Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump hails from Queens, NY, his politics mirrors the Southern strategy where Republican Party candidates leveraged racism against African ...

By Terrence ChappellMarch 15, 20160

Lifestyle

Diagnosing the New Negro

Is a daily migraine getting you down? Do you wake up in cold sweats…confused? Does your stomach churn, despite the fact that you ...

By Terrence ChappellDecember 31, 20150

Lifestyle

Even in Therapy, White Privilege Has a Home

I started going to therapy because I needed to get out of the clutter of my thoughts and the perceptions of others. Perceptions ...

By Terrence ChappellDecember 9, 20150

News

Support for Paris Does Not Mean You’ve Forgotten Everyplace Else

Some poor, confused minds are completely misinterpreting the Black Lives Matter movement in their approach and reaction to the terrorist violence in Paris ...

By Terrence ChappellNovember 16, 20150

Law & Order: A Look At America’s Prison System

[Black Mental Health Awareness Month] Darryl McDaniels Talks Suicide

What #Charleston & #PulseOrlando Taught Us

The Injustice of Love: Remembering Loving v. Virginia

Erasing Black Businesses: How Denying Who You Are Hurts the Black Economy

Unapologetically Black is the New Black

Trump’s ‘Southern’ Strategy

Diagnosing the New Negro

Even in Therapy, White Privilege Has a Home

Support for Paris Does Not Mean You’ve Forgotten Everyplace Else

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