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Report: poor black women evicted as much as black men are incarcerated
According to a recent report released by the MacArthur Foundation, poor black women are evicted as much as black men are incarcerated. The study also found that for various reasons, low-income women are evicted at much higher rates than men.
It’s Not Just Bigoted Cops—Ferguson Has Seen a Century of Racist Policies
The following piece is from In These Times. It was written by Joshua Holland. By: Joshua Holland Segregated cities like Ferguson, Missouri, don’t just develop spontaneously. They are consciously created by people and institutions who have a stake in maintaining racial inequality.
Halloween lynching display removed from Fort Campbell home
An offensive Halloween display in Fort Campbell, KY has been removed. The display featured a black family hanging from a tree in the front yard. City officials were alerted to the display and had it removed.
‘Born and raised’ Texans forced to prove identities under new voter ID law
The following post is from The Guardian. It was written by Ed Pilkington. By: Ed Pilkington Eric Kennie is a Texan. He is as Texan as the yucca plants growing outside his house. So Texan that he has never, in his 45 years, travelled outside the state. In fact, he has never even left […]
World Health Organization declares Nigeria Ebola-free
The World Health Organization has declared Nigeria free of the deadly Ebola virus after a determined doctor and thousands of officials helped end the outbreak that is still wreaking havoc on other parts of West Africa.
This is what the legacy of ‘white privilege’ looks like in Bill O’Reilly’s hometown
The following piece is from the Washington Post. It was written by Emily Badger. By: Emily Badger Levittown, the Long Island community where Bill O’Reilly grew up, holds a unique place in history for two reasons: It was the original subdivision, a mass-produced town of neatly uniform, affordable Cape Cod homes that would serve as a model for […]
Second medical worker in Dallas tests positive for Ebola
A second Dallas hospital worker who provided care for the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S. has tested positive for the disease. It is unclear how the second worker contracted the virus.
Feature: The Worth of Black Men, From Slavery to Ferguson
The following piece is from the New York Times. It was written by Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts. By: Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts The paper, stained in spots, has yellowed, its black ink faded to a dull brown, but the horizontal lines printed on the page are still a fine blue. Some scribe took great care preparing this page, […]
Relatives of Aunt Jemima hit brand with lawsuit
Nancy Green was the first Aunt Jemima in 1890. Born a slave in 1834 in Kentucky, her likeness is now a staple in households throughout the country. Now, a lawsuit claims that Green’s heirs as well as descendants of other black women who appeared as Aunt Jemima are entitled to $2 billion and a […]
Feature: We still lie about slavery, Here’s the truth about how the American economy and power were built on forced migration and torture
The following piece is from Salon. It was written by Edward E. Baptist. By: Edward E. Baptist Excerpted from “The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism” 1937 A beautiful late April day, seventy-two years after slavery ended in the United States. Claude Anderson parks his car on the side of Holbrook […]
California professor committed to improving strained relationship between police, black community wins prestigious genius grant
A professor whose research is helping a California police department improve its tense relationship with the black community is among 21 winners of this year’s MacArthur Foundation “genius grants.” The Chicago -based foundation announced the 2014 recipients on Wednesday, who will each receive $625,000 to spend any way they want.
Study: despite being political powerhouses, black women remain absent from politics
Despite being one of the most active political constituencies in the nation, black women are severely underrepresented in federal, state and local government. That’s the conclusion of a study released by The Higher Heights Leadership Fund and the Rutgers University Center for American Women and Politics, in collaboration with the Center for American Progress. The […]