On February 17, 2005, New York City transit workers stumbled across two suspicious garbage bags beside the train tracks at the Nostrand Avenue stop in Brooklyn. The bags were filled with the remains of a dismembered 19-year-old queer Black man, Rashawn Brazell, who was supposed to meet with his mother for lunch that Valentineās Day […]
In a move they say is in favor of āstates rights,ā the Department of Justice and Department of Education, with newly installed leadership, has rescinded Obama era advisory standards to let transgender children use the bathroom of their choice.
Last week, a video circulated online that showed Patrick Harris showing a group of his D.C. Public School students how to properly wear a du-rag. Most who watched it saw a pleasant exchange between mesmerized first graders and a teacher giving them an extra life lesson. So, we talked with Harris to learn more about […]
The delivery ofĀ threats toĀ inflict harm on black bodies may evolve with the times, but the tools used in these threats ā such as masks, firearms and anonymity āĀ have always been staples. A video began circulating online of an individual wearing a Donald Trump mask, wearing a t-shirt that read “My president is white” and brandishing […]
Chad Robertson, 25, died in a Chicago hospital a week after being shot in the back while fleeing from a pair of Amtrak police officersĀ outside of Union Station. His death was ruled a homicide and a result of a gunshot wound to the back, according to The Chicago Sun-Times.Ā
Thousands of people from a variety of backgrounds met in New York City’s Times Square on Sunday to show solidarity with the Muslim community. Speakers from almost every faith imaginable, civil rights leaders and politicians came out to participate in a protest that was titled, “Today I Am Muslim, too”.Ā
JoJo Striker, 23, was found murdered in Toldeo, Ohio last Wednesday.Ā The black transgender woman is the third trans murder victim on record in 2017, all three of which have been people or color, according toĀ Fusion.
Major cities across the United States have seen a drastic increase in immigrant arrests due to a concerted effort by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According toĀ Fusion, as many as 680 arrests were made in just a five-day period.Ā
Many of the United States’ oldest institutions are rooted in white supremacy and a select few are working to establish a more welcoming and inclusive foundation. To do just that, Yale University has renamed a college that was the namesake of John C. Calhoun, the former vice president to John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson […]
Frank Ancona, theĀ āImperial Wizardā for a group called the āTraditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan” was found dead over the weekend.
Under Armour has worked its way into the sporting goods market and has snagged some major athletes as ambassadors, many of which are people of color. So one can see why it would breed conflict after CEO Kevin Plank went on record to say that he felt Donald Trump was “a real asset” to the […]
The latest major business to show support for Donald Trump is being forced to answer questions from both the public and its most recognizable ambassador, Steph Curry.Ā
