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Why the ‘White Man March’ against discrimination is a joke
On Friday March 15, whites across the world will gather to be heard. Bare with me, I already know what you’re thinking. Aren’t they heard all of the time? Yes. Is it still very much a white man’s world? Yup. So what the hell do they need to march for? Exactly. Anyway, they will unite for […]
New York Times prints Northup correction 161 years later
161 years after its mistake, the New York Times has printed a correction for misspelling the name of a black man sold into slavery. Solomon Northup, a free slave tricked into slavery is the man who the Oscar-winning film “12 Years a Slave” is based on.
Lauryn Hill Rails Against Racism, Oppression and IRS in Open Letter
head of her three month jail sentence for tax evasion, Lauryn Hill posted a lengthy open letter on her Tumblr. In it, Hill breaks down and dismisses the concept of “reverse racism,” addresses the continued oppression of African Americans, and discusses her tax evasion trial.
Seriously, PETA?
The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is yet again requesting that the President end the rather silly Thanksgiving tradition of turkey pardoning. In the letter, PETA president Ingrid Newkirk said the act trivializes the mass slaughter of a gentle animal. But that’s not all. Newkirk went on to liken turkeys to people […]