There’s been a call for reparations for black people in the United States ever since the possibility slavery coming to an end evenĀ became a notion. Yet it still hasn’t happened, so supporters of the ideaĀ continue to make cases for its necessity. The latest of which comes from the United Nations. TheĀ United Nations’ Working Group of […]
Last week, a heated conflict between the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the federal government came to a head: after a district court ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was in compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act in their construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), three federal agencies blocked further construction […]
Brock Turner, the Stanford swimmer who was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, will be let off early after serving only half of his six month sentence. This case highlights the incredibly problematic way the criminal justice system deals with those who commit and are convicted of sexual assault. Only focusingĀ onĀ retribution (defined as “length […]
By: Associated Press The oldest millennials (AP) — nearing 20 when airplanes slammed into New York City’s Twin Towers – are old enough to remember the relative economic prosperity of the 1990s, and when a different Clinton was running for president. The nation’s youngest adults – now nearing 20 themselves – find it hard to […]
This past week in Columbus, Ohio, Rae’Lynn Thomas, 28, was shot and killed by her mother’s ex-boyfriend, aĀ man with aĀ history transphobic comments, who repeatedly called her “the devil,” according toĀ Mic.
There have been varying levels of concern about the criminalization of Black women and children since 23-year-old Korryn Gaines was killed by Baltimore Police in her own apartment while holding her 5-year-old son. Similarly, conversation about excessive police violence has erupted following the video release of Paul O’Neal’s murder at the hands of Chicago Police.
By: Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) ā The threat of violence by people inspired by foreign extremists invokes fear in a majority of young Americans across racial groups. But for young people of color, particularly African-Americans, that fear is matched or surpassed by worries about violence from white extremists. A new GenForward poll of […]
Black Lives Matter is noticeably more prominent of an issue than it ever has been and with that comes an even larger discussion. Instead of being viewed as a two-sides issue, mostly between black citizens and police officers, it’s now reaching new audiences among a variety of people of color. Asian American activists, in particular, […]
The Dallas sniperĀ suspect who reportedly killed five police officers this past week has been painted as aĀ sick individual with a vendetta against police. Police say that after conversing with the suspect in failedĀ negotiators, they were unable to take him into custody and used a bomb to blow him up instead. While we recognize the tragedy […]
I turned 24 years old on Wednesday, the same day I watched two black men lay lifeless after being shot by police officers. Then I watched the aftermath of a sniper attack in downtown Dallas, interrupting a peaceful protest as an opportunity to cause pain and instill fear.Ā I’ve laughed, cried, fought sleep and passed out […]
What happens when activism becomes cool? Profitable? In a world driven by consumerism it seems almost necessary to integrate something like Black Liberation into the culture ā as something that can be accessed, understood, bought, and enjoyed by most- to create sustainable change.
North Carolina is working diligently to join Texas and Florida as states that have massiveĀ “You’re Not Welcome” signs hanging on their borders. If the controversial bathroom billĀ or testing welfare applicants for drug use wasn’t enough, state legislators areĀ now working to pass a bill that will completely remove access to police body cameras.Ā
