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New Hampshire teens try to lynch biracial boy
American children often learn in school, in society, and at home, that the position of the U.S. presidency is of peak prominence. Presidents, they hear, are supposed to be exemplary leaders who represent all of the people. But, what happens when a climate-change-denying, dog-whistling-dumpster-fire-of-a-person, with a history of dining and dashing on business contracts, non-consensual […]
Mexico faces strongest earthquake in a century
Residents of Mexico City, Mexico ran to the streets in panic as the strongest earthquake to hit the country in a century woke them late Thursday night. Officials state it registered at an 8.2 on the Richter scale and was even stronger than the tremor that resulted in 10,000 deaths in 1985.
Chance the Rapper raises $2.2 for Chicago Public Schools
Chance the Rapper had already done more than most have for Chicago Public Schools when he donated $1 million for the education system that raised him—but he was far from done.
Car drives through crowd at vigil for Kiwi Herring, trans woman killed by police
A car plowed through a group of people close to a vigil for a transgender woman who was killed by police in St. Louis. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured during the collision outside of some scrapes and bruises. Fox2 reports that the vigil took place at Transgender Memorial Garden a day after Kiwi Herring was […]
Heather Heyer and the white “allies” who have “done more” than us for our own liberation
On Saturday, 32-year-old Heather Heyer was murdered while protesting a white supremacist gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia, after a man plowed his car through a crowd. Heyer was white, and in her death she was predictably and quickly turned into a paragon of “allies” “doing the work.”
Betty Shelby, who shot and killed Terence Crutcher, is officially a cop again
Betty Shelby is returning to law enforcement. If the significance of the name somehow escapes you, Shelby is the former Tulsa police officer who shot an unarmed Terence Crutcher and was found not guilty by a jury. In a move that’s not all that surprising once you consider the culture of police departments, a nearby […]
Kidd Creole of pioneering hip-hop group arrested for murdering homeless man
Kidd Creole, born Nathaniel Glover, has been arrested on a charge of murder, according to NBC New York.
Amazon developing ‘Black America’ series where reparations actually happened
Amazon has announced that it’s currently developing an alt-history series entitled “Black America,” where reparations was a reality.
How two young Black Chicago women are using art and activism to change narratives about Black communities
“Fighting the system is a very big burden to take on” – Martinez Sutton, “Another Life” The future of Chicago often seems uncertain as two factions within the city battle for power. The current mayor, Rahm Emanuel, and his supporters are continuing to push a narrative which supports the divestment from Black and Brown Chicagoans […]
Amazon construction plans would force elderly Black residents off of land
Amazon’s world takeover continues to move forward as the company recently bid to acquire Whole Foods and continues its plans to use drones for deliveries. With this kind of advancement, it’s not surprising to learn the corporation is looking to get more property. However, complaints have arisen about where it’s chosen to develop one of […]
Florida city votes to change streets named after Confederate leaders
Another Southern state has agreed to catch up with the times and stop celebrating people who went to war just to keep Black people in chains. The city council of Hollywood, Fl. voted 5-2 to change the names of three streets named after Confederate leaders which just-so-happen to run through predominantly Black neighborhoods. Per usual […]
Two women, 41 and 32, shot and killed in Chicago’s Washington Park
The stories of Chicago’s gun violence often follow the same narrative – young men of color, particularly Black, fall victim to either side of the weapon while their women loved ones are left to grieve. A shocking incident in Chicago’s Washington Park neighborhood has throw that pattern out of play after two women, 41 and […]