Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For centuries, watermelon has been used alongside negative imagery of Black Americans. Watermelon was first seen as a demeaning ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. It is possible that watermelons are both a symbol of racism for Black ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sliced watermelon with mint It’s watermelon season (May – September) and what better way to celebrate than to learn a little about ...

First of all, let me just say I had no idea there was such thing as National Watermelon Month. I found out recently when one of my friends told me—as she was explaining to me that there are actual ...

Are you a watermelon connoisseur? Then you may be familiar with some of the cute names for small varieties of this juicy fruit, such as the Mini Love and Sugar Baby. However, at the other end of the ...

“The offering of chicken & waffles as an entree with watermelon as a dessert on the first day of Black History Month was inexcusably insensitive and reflected a lack of understanding of our district’s ...

For centuries, watermelon has been used alongside negative imagery of Black Americans. Watermelon was first seen as a demeaning symbol in the 19th century when freed Black Americans became merchants ...

OPINION: Watermelon symbolism reflects the struggles for freedom and fights against oppression for African-Americans and Palestinians. But the symbolism hits differently for Black Americans, who ...