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A new study from the Brookings Institute reveals that around half of the prison population had no earnings in the years leading up to their incarceration. That number goes up to 80 percent when analyzing only the year before their incarceration. The study examined both IRS filings and the BJS National Prisoner Survey to come […]

In New Jersey classrooms, where many students of color learn from educators of color, a subject matter shift is afoot. As the Hechinger Report detailed, mid-career teachers of color with institutional support and training are transitioning into science fields with the help of The New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning. The center is tapping into established teachers […]

Schools are supposed to represent the areas they are placed in. But what is not examined thoroughly enough is what shaped those neighborhoods, and a report from Vox seeks to make these connections known. Using newly published studies from Tomas Monarrez and Meredith P. Richards, Alvin Chang makes the case that over time, in American […]

The city of Baltimore is still trying to sort out what to do after a video showed an officer planting drugs for an arrest. Before they can get to that, they need to figure out what to do about another video of a cop doing the exact same thing to someone else. 

Body cameras are finally starting to work as they’re meant to and exposing violations and illegal actions committed by police officers. The latest example comes from Baltimore where a police officer appears to have unknowingly recorded himself planting drugs before making an arrest. 

Columbus Police Officer Zachary Rosen is under investigation after video footage has been released showing him kicking a restrained man in the head. He’s been placed on “non-patrol duty,” according to NBC.

Despite literally forging the minds of our future, educators aren’t thanked nearly as much as they should be. Not only do they fill their students with academic knowledge, but they often play a significant role on their daily lives. Which is why having teachers students can see themselves in is crucial. 

When the “alt-right” movement is referred to as neo-Nazis it’s not meant to be an exaggeration to show that its members are extremely conservative. This is a white nationalist group through and through which is only confirmed as more information about the group emerges. A video was recently obtained and published that shows more than 200 […]

Victor Mlotshwa didn’t think that anyone would believe him when he told them his traumatic tale of being forced into a coffin by two white men who also threatened to put him on fire. The incident occurred over three months ago. Fortunately, video footage of the altercation, taken by one of the two white assailants, […]

“This apology is a symptom of a social disease seen from football rosters in Ohio to busses in New Delhi. With outbreaks of slut shaming and victim blaming mentalities and no cure in sight under this current system of patriarchy.” As a survivor, this video was difficult to watch. I imagine it would be hard for […]

You may have heard the running joke that “D.W.B.” a.k.a. driving while black is basically a criminal offense in some places. Apparently, the same goes for walking, as a video showed a black man in Edina, MN being arrested for walking in the street. 

Your dance of choice might be the Bop or the Milly Rock or the Running Man but, no matter what your favorite dance move is, you can relate to the Black cultural and community-based nature of ways to make your body rock. Now, you can watch a short film about the ways that social dance has […]