Jahvaris Fulton, the older brother of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin, recently graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology. Fulton, 22, has made the best of his life since losing his brother in 2012.Â
The following post is from Get The T. It was written by Tiana Jorman. By: Tiana Jorman The world is taught to love and hate black men in rapid succession leaving them to struggle for recognition in a nation that constantly imposes their identity and character upon them. Â Some may argue that we […]
The following piece is from The Root. It was written by Kevin Clay. By: Kevin Clay The death of two New York City police officers is tragic. They were two men of color who likely experienced the realities of a racist society and were unjustifiably slain. Ismaaiyl Brinsley killed Asian-American and Hispanic-American officers Wenjian Liu and […]
A volunteer police officer has quit after a Cleveland publication exposed racist comments he made about blacks on YouTube videos. The Cleveland Scene first reported that Aaron McNamara had a position as a volunteer officer as he finished college in preparation for a full-time job with the Fairview Police Department when his comments came to light.Â
A former Milwaukee police officer has been cleared of charges filed against him for fatally shooting a mentally ill black man in April. Christopher Manney won’t be charged with the murder of Dontre Hamilton because he shot him in self-defense, according to Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm.Â
The following piece is from Huffington Post. It was written by Malkia A. Cyril. By: Malkia A. Cyril At 7:30am on a rainy Monday morning, a multi-racial team of activists led by Black millennial direct action groups Blackout Collective, #BlackBrunch and Black Lives Matter accomplished what had never been done before. They shut down police headquarters in downtown Oakland, […]
The following piece is from American Friends Service Committee. It was written by Diamond Latchison. By: Diamond Latchison Note: I invited Matthew Armstead who went to Ferguson during Ferguson October to write a guest piece about his experience. He thought it would be great if we invited someone from the community to write […]
New Jersey state authorities said they hope the thaw in U.S.-Cuba relations announced by President Obama will aid the capture and return of Assata Shakur (Joanne Chesimard), who escaped prison and fled to the island after being convicted of killing a New Jersey State Police trooper.Â
Dr. Carter G. Woodson has an extraordinary legacy. He is the father of Black history, the creator of Negro History Week which would expand and become Black History Month. The origin of Negro History week would include President Lincoln’s birthday (at the time he was a hero because people did not know he was an […]
The following piece is from Medium. It was written by Shonda Rhimes. By: Shonda Rhimes Shonda Rhimes at THR’s Power Woman Breakfast 2014 When my publicist called to tell me that I was receiving this honor, I screwed up my face and I said, “Are you sure? Me?” And he said, “Yes.” And I […]
The death of a 12-year-old Cleveland boy who was fatally wounded by a police officer as he played in a park has been ruled a homicide.
The following piece is from Univision. It was written by David R. AyĂłn. By: David R. AyĂłn Unfortunately missing from the raging national debate over recurrent police killings of African American men and boys — defined as an issue pitting blacks against whites — is the question of where other minority groups stand. This omission is […]
