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Betsy DeVos to roll back school racial discrimination rules enacted by the Obama administration
According to NPR, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is set to eliminate a guidance provided by the Obama administration which was designed to reduce racial discrimination in the disciplinary action taken by schools.
The ACLU is fighting against ‘predictive crime algorithms’ in court
According to the ACLU’s update on Medium, some on the United States government’s No Fly List are being kept on the list due to a fear of future criminal activities and are not being allowed to plead their cases in court. As a result, the ACLU is petitioning the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in […]
Study: GOP judges give Black people longer sentences, women shorter. What about Black women?
Harvard Law professors Crystal Yang and Alma Cohen conducted a study which analyzed federal data on more than 500,000 defendants. One of the study’s conclusions revealed that Black defendants receive longer sentences under GOP appointed judges than Democrat-appointed judges. GOP appointed judges also give women defendants shorter sentences than Democrat-appointed judges.
Asian Americans increasingly on the white side of the class divide, rate the economy accordingly
The GenForward report has published its latest, bimonthly survey, “Political Polarization and Trust among Millennials”, compiling key findings in the views of ethnically and racially diverse adults.
Oakland café refuses to serve cops, garners community support despite controversy
After turning away an officer in uniform, Hasta Muerte Coffee, which bills itself as a POC collectively run, worker-owned coffee shop on its website, sent a letter to the Oakland Police Union reminding them of their policy to not serve police officers. This is done in the interest of protecting their own and their customers’ […]
The WSJ, The Root and BYP remind us that social-media-fueled inadequacy doesn’t have to be the norm
Yesterday, I called my mama and took a sunshine-filled walk to stop myself from spiraling. Progress. “I’ve gotta take it a bit easier on myself,” I tweeted moments prior. My sorority sister, a Black woman from California whose love for food, art galleries, the written word and rap music helped form an organic friendship, liked […]
Twitter is deleting white supremacists’ verification badges, but not their rhetoric
by Ashley Nkadi Social media has long been thought of as a utopia for progressive thought. These platforms, generally founded and operated by “liberals,” often showcase voices of academia, journalism, and individuals that advocate for change, equality, and social justice. At its best, social media creates important dialogue, provides important information, offers free access to […]
Large pay gaps persist between white and of-color food service workers in the Bay Area
With the Bureau of Labor Statistics recording that more than 10 million people perform food service functions in America, trends within this industry affect many communities. And, as is often the case, general concerns within the industry particularly affect Black and Brown communities. In fact, a recent report for Northern California’s KQED News documented a […]
We are in a queer media movement, but is increased visibility the answer to violence?
By George Johnson This June marked the 17th celebration of “Pride Month,” a designation declared by Bill Clinton to recognize and observe the heritage and culture of LGBTQ people. As LGBTQ rights continue to be attacked politically, growth in pop culture and media is simultaneously surging in areas of journalism, television, Broadway, and the big […]
Black millennials are moving South in droves
Recent research shows that Black people are moving to the South for new opportunities from every other region of the U.S. – especially millennials. This trend has been written about before, but was recently highlighted when Reniqua Allen wrote an op-ed for the New York Times entitled “Racism Is Everywhere, So Why Not Move South?”
If Black innocence never exists to the state, how can passivism and perfect victimhood save us?
[Banner photo: A headline from The Daily Kos seeming to play up the fact that Jordan Edwards was unarmed and an “honor roll student”] By Zoé Samudzi On May 20, Richard Collins III, a young Black soon-to-be graduate of Bowie State University, was murdered by Sean Urbanski, a member of a white supremacist Facebook group called Alt-Reich […]
Liberation is a 3-step process: Broadening activism’s scope in the wake of the Movement for Black Lives
Contrary to popular belief, the Movement for Black Lives is not solely about police brutality. Bigger than body cameras and electoral politics, the Movement is about Black liberation and freedom for all Black people. Liberation and freedom are unconventional in the sense that the system under which society currently operates makes those two realities impossible. […]